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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1985
A NOTICE CONCERNING THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
RELATED PLANS AND NOTICE OF THE SCHEME CAN BE INSPECTED AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY OR AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, TUEN MUN BUILDING, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MUN, DURING OFFICE HOURS.
OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS NOT LATER THAN JUNE 11.
AREA COMMITTEES PROVIDE VITAL DISTRICT LINKS
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AREA COMMITTEES HAVE EVOLVED TO BECOME AN IMPORTANT BRIDGE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY),
MR LAM WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE TEN AREA COMMITTEES IN SHAM SHUI PO AT THE LAI KOK COMMUNITY HALL.
+WHEN THEY WERE INSTITUTED IN 1972, THE AREA COMMITTEES WERE ONLY GEARED TO HELPING THE GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH COMMUNITY-RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN AND THE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGNS.
+HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN 1981; THESE AREA COMMITTEES HAVE HAD THEIR TERMS OF REFERENCE REVISED TO TIE IN WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD'S WORK IN THE AREA OF CONSULTATION, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT,+ MR LAM SAID.
MR LAM ALSO SAID THAT THE NEW DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN SHAM SHUI PO HAD BEEN INVITED TO JOIN THE AREA COMMITTEES, WHICH WOULD HELP THEM KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT AND PROBLEMS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUB-DISTRICTS.
+THIS ARRANGEMENT ENABLES DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO PROMPTLY RELAY THE BOARD'S DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS TO THE AREAS, AND VICE VERSA: TO BRING FORWARD ANY AREA PROBLEM TO THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE TABLE AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, MR LAM SAID.
HE NOTED THAT OUT OF THE 27 INCUMBENT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, 15 ELECTED AND EIGHT APPOINTED MEMBERS WERE EITHER SERVING OR HAD SERVED IN THE AREA COMMITTEES.
/+THIS ACCOUNTS