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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1985
DURING THE TERM OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS AND SUPPLIES SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE BUDGETARY SYSTEM, BOTH OF WHICH ARE STILL APPLICABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BECOMES FINANCIALLY AUTONOMOUS ON APRIL 1, 1986.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ALSO STUDIED THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OBJECTIVES OF THE COUNCIL, WHICH ARE TO PROMOTE A GENU I NE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE PEOPLE, GAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROJECT AN ACCURATE IMAGE OF THE COUNCIL.
IN THIS RESPECT, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT IN THE MAKING OF A BETTER LIVING ENVIRONMENT IN OUR REGION, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. +
+OPEN DIALOGUE WILL ENCOURAGE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND SOLICIT SUPPORT OR COMMENTS. IN THIS CONTEXT, OUR FRIENDS IN THE MASS MEDIA HAVE RENDERED US A BIG HAND. THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS, WE HAVE STARTED A GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC,+ MR CHEUNG ADDED.
THE MEETING ALSO DECIDED TO APPOINT THE VICE CHAIRMAN, MR NATHAN MA, AS THE COUNCIL'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. MEMBERS ALSO RESOLVED TO VISIT ALL THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
GOVT AWARE OF NEWSVENDORS' DIFFICULTY
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THE GOVERNMENT KNEW VERY WELL THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE NEWSVENDOR BY THE STREET CORNER WHO DID NOT OR PROBABLY COULD NOT READ THE THINGS HE SOLD TO DECIDE WHICH PUBLICATIONS WERE OBJECTIONABLE AND MIGHT NOT BE SOLD.
THE FACT THAT UNTIL RECENTLY, ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN ONLY AGAINST THOSE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING THE ARTICLES SHOWED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN REASONABLE TO THE SMALL FRY' WHO MIGHT NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF THE IR LIABILITY UNDER THE LAW, THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR LEE KAI-FAT SAID AT A PANEL DISCUSSION ORGANISED BY THE HK COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE TODAY.
/HE POINTED