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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985
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+THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO SET UP CURRENT AFFAIRS AND, PUBLIC POLICY STUDY GROUPS AND TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT,+ HE SAID.
THESE ARE WORTHY GOALS WHICH DESERVE OUR SUPPORT.
MR WIGGHAM SAID THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT OFFICES.
+THEY HAVE ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT + SUCH AS ASSISTING THE FORMATION OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND SERVING IN AREA COMMITTEES.
+THEY ALSO ACTIVELY RESPONDED TO THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT MOVEMENTS SUCH AS THE FIGHT CRIME, CLEAN HONG KONG AND ANTI- NARCOTICS CAMPAIGNS, HE SAID.
WITH THE FORMATION OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND HOLDING OF DISTRICT ELECTIONS IN THE 1980'S, KAIFONG LEADERS PROVIDED VALUABLE ASSISTANCE IN PROMOTING VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGNS AND ENCOURAGING THE IR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTIONS, MR WIGGHAM SAID.
HE SAID QUITE A NUMBER OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS ARE ALSO KAIFONG LEADERS, AND THAT A NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD CLOSE LINKS WITH KAIFONG ASSOCIATION.
+KAIFONG LEADERS HAVE THEREFORE KEPT PACE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, OPENING UP MORE CHANNELS FOR EXPRESSING THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS IN THE PAST HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATION HAD STRIVEN TO FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT, TAKING UP DISASTER RELIEF PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE DESTITUTE, SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY, CLINICAL SERVICE AND RECREATION, HE ADDED.
+ I HOPE THAT THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR GOOD EFFORT IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, MR WIGGHAM SAID.
FUND-RAISING WALKERS GET AWARDS
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SHA TIN RESIDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE FUND-RAISING TOLO HARBOUR ROAD COMMUNITY CHEST WALK LAST MONTH, WILL BE COMMENDED FOR THE IR CHARITABLE EFFORTS.
THEY WILL BE PRESENTED WITH TROPHIES BY SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF TOLO HARBOUR COASTAL HIGHWAY CHARITY WALK, MR LEE KWANG, AT A CEREMONY ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 25) AFTERNOON.
/THE FUND-RAISING