THUR, APRIL 18, 1985
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NEW BOARD TO START PUBLIC SESSION
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THE NEW KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD WILL START ITS +MEET THE PUBLIC SCHEME+ FROM THIS SATURDAY (APRIL 20).
TWENTY-FIVE MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL TAKE TURNS TO MEET RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT TO LISTEN TO THEIR PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON WEDNESDAYS FROM 2.30 PM TO 4.30 PM AND ON SATURDAYS FROM 9.30 AM TO 11.30 AM.
TWO MEMBERS WILL BE ON DUTY EACH DAY AT THE BOARD'S OFFICE ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES NEXT TO THE KWAI HING MTR STATION AT 166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MEET THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD MAKE ADVANCE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT AT 0-212855 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
FLOWER SHOW DRAWS CROWDS
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MANY PEOPLE TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BONSAI SHOW HELD AT CHING CHUNG KOON IN TUEN MUN.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, SAID AT THE OPENING CEREMONY THAT LIKE OTHER CITIES IN THE WORLD, HONG KONG HAD ITS SHARE OF URBAN PROBLEMS, BUT THE NEED FOR A GREEN ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTHY LEISURE PURSUITS WAS FAR MORE COMPELLING.
DR HAYES, WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE INNER MEANING OF BONSAI AND ITS PLACE IN CHINESE CULTURE, SAID THAT IT ILLUSTRATED THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE PERCEPTION OF THE HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE.
+ IT ALSO EMBODIES A TIME-HONOURED CHINESE PHILOSOPHY WHICH CHERISHES THE SIMPLE ENJOYMENTS OF LIFE, DR HAYES SAID.
HE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE CHING CHUNG KOON FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.
+FACILITIES NOW UNDER THE KOON'S CARE INCLUDE TWO HOMES FOR THE AGED, A PRIMARY SCHOOL, FREE MEDICAL CLINICS, KINDERGARTENS AND A MUCH-NEEDED CARE AND ATTENTION HOME,+ HE SAID.
THE BONSAI SHOW WILL BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC FROM APRIL 18 TO 28, AND ADMISSION IS FREE.
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