FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1986
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THE CHAIRMEN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS FIVE COMMITTEES WILL REPORT ON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PAST YEAR, AS WELL AS ON PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
THE CHAIRMEN ARE MR JASPER LAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MISS YEUNG CHUI-CHUN (WORKS PROJECTS), MISS MAR YUET-HAR (ENVIRONMENT), MR RAYMOND KWOK (TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT), MR MAN HON-MING (COMMUNITY BUILDING) AND MR KO TAM-KAN (SOCIAL SERVICES).
A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID SUNDAY'S SEMINAR WAS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING TIES AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE AREA COMMITTEES.
+THROUGH OPEN DISCUSSIONS, AREA COMMITTEES WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD, WHILE THE DISTRICT BOARD COULD OBTAIN FIRST-HAND INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS ON DISTRICT AND TERRITORY-WIDE ISSUES, HE SAID.
THE MEETING IS A SEQUEL TO A SERIES OF SIX SEMINARS HELD BY THE AREA COMMITTEES AND LOCAL RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS, FROM JULY TO DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT SEMINARS OF THIS NATURE WOULD STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE THREE-TIER CONSULTATIVE SYSTEM OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, AREA COMMITTEES AND RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S ANNUAL REPORT AND SEMINAR WITH AREA COMMITTEES ON SUNDAY (MARCH 23) AT 2.15 PM IN THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL, 5/F, ABERDEEN URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX, NO. 203 ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE SEMINAR.
FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY AT TSING YI OPENS
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THE FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY ON TSING YI ISLAND, WITH AN INITIAL STOCK OF 13 000 VOLUMES, WAS OPENED TODAY (FRIDAY).
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR LAM KIN-MING, SAID THE LIBRARY WOULD PROVIDE BOOK LENDING SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, A QUICK REFERENCE AND READERS' ENQUIRY SERVICE. A NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICALS SERVICE AND AN AUDIO CASSETTE LENDING SERVICE.
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