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SUNDAY, FEBRUARI 2, 1986
IN HIS FOREWORD, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN SAID THE WELL-ILLUSTRATED TEACHING KIT, WHICH DEPICTS AT LENGTH THE PAST. PRESENT AND FUTURE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WITH SPECIAL RELATION TO SOUTHERN DISTRICT, SHOULD HELP AROUSE THE ATTENTION OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ON THE ISSUE.
HE SAID WITH THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE DISTRICT BOARDS; IMPORTANT PROGRESS HAD BEEN ACHIEVED IN AREAS SUCH AS TRAFFIC, HOUSING AND PUBLIC WORKS IN RECENT YEARS.
+DISTRICT ADMINSTRATION WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN COPING WITH SOCIETY'S NEEDS, AND ITS SUCCESS WILL DEPEND ON THE SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM OF RESIDENTS,+ MR CHAN SAID.
HE HOPED MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND TAKE A MORE ACTIVE PART TOWARDS BUILDING A BETTER SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
PUBLIC URGED TO SUPPORT MARCH 6 ELECTION
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TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTION ON MARCH 6 BY CASTING THE IR VOTES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES TELEMATCH, MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT CLOSE CO-OPERATION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WERE NOT ONLY THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN SPORTS, BUT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,
♦THE TELEMATCH CAN HELP FOSTER A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DB MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS, AND MAY ALSO HELP PROMOTE THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE CONSTITUENCIES,+ MR CHAN SAID.
A TOTAL OF SEVEN TEAMS, EACH COMPRISING 22 MEMBERS AND LED BY ONE APPOINTED DB MEMBER AND ONE ELECTED DB MEMBER OF EACH CONSTITUENCY, TOOK PART IN THE TELEMATCH AT THE TAU YUEN SOCCER PITCH.
THE TELEMATCH WAS ONE OF THE MANY PROGRAMMES OF THE ON-GOING TAI PO FESTIVAL.
IT WAS ORGANISED BY THE PROMOTION AND PUBLICITY COMMITTEE'S WORKING GROUP ON THE PROMOTION OF DISTRICT IDENTITY AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
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