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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1986
A SUM OF $50 000 FROM DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS HAD BEEN EARMARKED FOR A CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO BE ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE AND $30 000 HAD BEEN ALLOCATED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN TO BE PROMOTED BY THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.
THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WAS TO PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG RESIDENTS.
+A CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE COMPRISING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS HAS BEEN SET UP FOR THE OVERALL PLANNING, ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAMPAIGN, + MR YIP SAID.
OTHER PROJECTS PLANNED INCLUDED VISITS TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND PUBLISHING THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT STRATEGY'.
MR YIP SAID THE DISTRICT STRATEGY WAS A DOCUMENT WHICH OUTLINED IN BROAD TERMS THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS PROGRAMME AREAS.
IT DESCRIBED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT AND COVERED THREE MAIN ASPECTS, NAMELY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN WOULD HELP TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MAINTAINING A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, MR YIP SAID.
PUBLICITY WOULD ALSO BE MOUNTED TO URGE LOCAL RESIDENTS NOT TO THROW RUBBISH OUT OF THE WINDOW OR INTO BASINS AND DRAINS.
TO HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF A CLEAN LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO TO INTRODUCE USEFUL MODERN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO THEM, AN EXHIBITION ON HOME BEAUTIFICATION DESIGNS WOULD BE ORGANISED, HE SAID.
DURING THE YEAR, THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WOULD PUBLISH A HANDBOOK ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND WAYS TO TACKLE THEM.
OTHER WORK PLANNED BY THE COMMITTEE INCLUDED VARIOUS BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS IN REAR LANES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO AMENITY FACILITIES.
IN THE MEANTIME, MR YIP SAID, A STUDY TOUR TO JAPAN WAS BEING ARRANGED FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO SEE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CITY MANAGEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND WELFARE SERVICES.
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EXCEPT FOR THE STUDY TOUR WHICH WOULD BE AT MEMBERS' OWN EXPENSE. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEES WOULD BE FUNDED FROM THE $1.06 MILLION DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS ALLOCATED IN 1986-87, HE SAID.
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