TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1986
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CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN EASTERN
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A YEAR-LONG CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN STERN DISTRICT THIS WEEK TO PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG -SIDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IN ROMOTING CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
AN EASTERN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION PROMOTION WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN FORMED CONSISTING OF 13 DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
IT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH ORGANISING AND CO-ORDINATING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE CAMPAIGN, WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, WILL START ON MAY 31 (SATURDAY) WITH AN OPEN SEMINAR AT THE DR SEAKER CHAN MEMORIAL HALL IN NORTH POINT.
DETAILS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES OF THE YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2.30 PM ON THURSDAY (MAY 29) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AT 880-886 KING'S ROAD.
PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION PROMOTION WORKING GROUP, MR PAUL YIN, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, AND CONVENERS OF SEVEN SUB-GROUPS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2.30 PM ON THURSDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF 880-886 KING'S ROAD.
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