SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1985
THEY WILL BE TAKING PART IN ORIENTATION CAMPS, LECTURES, VISITS, FORUMS AND SEMINARS.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE FINDING OUT WHETHER SIGNBOARDS ARE CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION AND NUISANCE TO RESIDENTS IN THE DENSELY POPULATED DISTRICT.
THEY WILL ALSO STUDY THE EFFECTS BILLIARD PARLOURS AND TV GAMES CENTRES HAVE ON TEENAGERS.
THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE CAREFULLY DOCUMENTED AND CONSIDERED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTION.
SINCE THE FIRST COMMUNITY IN PERSPECTIVE+ PROJECT, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED LAST YEAR, HAS PROVED AN EFFECTIVE MEANS FÖR RESIDENTS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON LOCAL ISSUES, THE BOARD DECIDED TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL EVENT.
FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE AT 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD OR BY TELEPHONING 3-802251.
VISIT PROGRAMME FOR DB MEMBERS
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS DRAWN UP AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME OF VISITS TO FAMILIARISE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE OPERATION OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
THE VISITS WILL ENABLE MEMBERS TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE WORK AND OPERATION OF DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THE LOCAL BODIES ON VARIOUS DISTRICT ISSUES.
+SINCE APRIL, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS VISITED A POWER STATION, PRISONS AND WELFARE AGENCIES AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN FAVOURABLE, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT HAS INCLUDED 20 ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN THE FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME AND ABOUT TWO VISITS WILL BE ARRANGED EACH MONTH, HE SAID.
VISITS TO HOSPITALS, WELFARE AGENCIES, AND PRIVATE
ORGANISATIONS INCLUDE QUEEN MARY, NAM LONG AND GRANTHAM HOSPITALS THE EBENEZER SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND THE CHESHIRE HOME THE SANDY BAY J.F. KENNEDY CENTRE; THE MARYCOVE CENTRE THE AP LE! CHAU OIL DEPOT, THE HONG KONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING AND THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL.
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