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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1986
ABOUT 200 REPRESENTATIVES OF OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
THE SEMINAR WILL START AT 8 PM IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL OF THE CHIU CHOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 10TH FLOOR, 81-85 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST. DISTRICT RESIDENTS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO ATTEND.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE SEMINAR.
COMMITTEE TO FOSTER BETTER COMMUNITY LINKS
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TAKES A STEP FORWARD FOLLOWING THE FORMATION OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS' LIAISON COMMITTEE, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION MEETING OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, MR JONES SAID IT SHOULD DEVELOP STRONG LINKS AND BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT, DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT'S COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
THROUGH THESE CHANNELS, MORE PEOPLE WOULD BECOME CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HE ADDED.
+ IN THE CAPACITIES AS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, THEY HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG.
+HONG KONG'S ONLY NATURAL RESOURCE IS ITS PEOPLE AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AS THE EDUCATORS OF YOUNG MINDS, BEAR A VERY WEIGHTY RESPONSIBILITY IN ENSURING THAT THIS RESOURCE IS CULTIVATED TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS, HE SAID.
MR JONES SAID THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG DEPENDED ON THE YOUNG, AND IT WAS THROUGH THE EFFORTS AND EXAMPLES OF EDUCATORS THAT STUDENTS WOULD DEVELOP INTO MATURE, THINKING AND CARING CITIZENS WITH COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG AND ITS WAY OF LIFE.
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HOPED TO ESTABLISH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS' LIAISON COMMITTEES IN ALL OF THE 19 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS TO PROMOTE BETTER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,
/+IN RECENT