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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 19. i
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TRAINING SCHEME OFFERED
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PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK OR STUDY IN KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD BY PARTICIPATING IN A DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TRAINING SCHEME+,
THE SCHEME, ORGANISED BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TRAINING SCHEME AND SPONSORED BY THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD, WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY AND THE BUDGET FOR THE SCHEME IS $45 600.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID THE SCHEME IS AIMED AT PROMOTING RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND WIDER CONCERN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
+PARTICIPANTS, THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE IMPACT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT, HE SAID.
DURING THE TRAINING PERIOD, THERE WILL BE 13 TRAINING SESSIONS, INCLUDING LECTURES, BRIEFINGS, MOCK DB MEETINGS, VISITS TO DB MEETINGS AND THE UMELCO OFFICE, GROUP WORKS, DISCUSSIONS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS.
+THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS CAN ALSO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, CHAIRING A MEETING, NEGOTIATION, DECISION-MAKING AND PROBLÉM-SOLVING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SCHEME IS OPEN TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AGED 18 OR ABOVE AND APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES. THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS SEPTEMBER 14.
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