TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1985
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LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR SHA TIN RESIDENTS
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A LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE HAS BEEN ORGANISED OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN SHA TIN TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF CIVIC-MINDEDNESS AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS.
A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN LINED UP, INCLUDING SEMINARS, VISITS, DISCUSSIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT, FOR 120 MEMBERS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, YIN NGAI SOCIETIES AND BUILDING COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, IT IS ORGANISED BY THE WORK ING GROUP ON PROMOTION OF CIVIC-MINDEDNESS OF THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
+THROUGH THESE FUNCTIONS, WE HOPE TO TRAIN UP POTENTIAL LEADERS FOR SHA TIN WHO WILL BE FACING GREAT CHALLENGES IN THE IR FUTURE WORK,+ DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM SAID.
+AS FRONT LINE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THEY WILL BE SERVING THE EVER-INCREASING POPULATION OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN WHO WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
+THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE AS PART OF THE CONSULTATION PROCESS, WHICH HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, MR NG SAID.
THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE WILL ALSO INCLUDE TALKS BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ON LOCAL POLITICAL REFORMS, THE ROLE OF MAC'S, CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN, DISCUSSIONS ON THE WORKS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS; VISITS TO FACILITIES OF THE DISTRICT AND CAMPING.
ISLANDS DISTRICT COMMITTEE TO MEET
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THE ISLANDS DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL HOLD A MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW COOKED FOOD MARKET NEAR THE FERRY CONCOURSE AT MUI WO AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT AT THE PUI O CAMP SITE ON LANTAU ISLAND,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE WORKS PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED OUT BY BEACH STAFF IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT RUNNING SCHEME 1985.
/THE MEETING