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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1985
THE ORGANISATION NOW RAN 13 PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND A SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL WITH A TOTAL OF 3 000 STUDENTS.
IN HIS WELCOMING ADDRESS, THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, THANKED MR WONG FOR HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND WORK OF THE ORGANISATION AND HIS CONSIDERABLE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOOJ OF THE FISHING COMMUNITY.
MR WONG AND MRS RIDDELL-SWAN LATER PRESENTED CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES TO STUDENTS.
BRIEFING ON TSING YI DEVELOPMENTS ***
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED TSING YI TO SEE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND.
DR HAYES ARRIVED AT THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT OFFICE WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED BY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK.
ACCOMPANIED BY MR COAK AND SOME DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS DR HAYES TOURED THE ISLAND'S TOWN CENTRE AND THE FISHERMEN'S VILLAGE. HE ALSO VISITED THE SITE WHERE THE TSING YI NORTH BRIDGE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED.
AT THE CHEUNG CHING COMMUNITY CENTRE, DR HAYES MET LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND DISCUSSED LOCAL AFFAIRS WITH THEM.
SEMINAR STAGED TO IMPROVE SKILLS AT MEETINGS
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WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (TUESDAY) LEARNED HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS IN CONDUCTING MEETINGS AND WERE BRIEFED AT A SEMINAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND MACHINERY.
THE THREE-HOUR MEETING, WHICH CONSISTED OF TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS, WAS ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE.
WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID BOARD MEMBERS WOULD FIND THE SEMINAR USEFUL AND HELPFUL IN THEIR WORK.
HE NOTED