MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1986
MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES FOR MONG KOK RESIDENTS
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RESIDENTS IN MONG KOK DISTRICT CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A SERIES F EXCITING AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED AND SPONSORED *Y THEIR DISTRICT BOARD.
THE BOARD HAS SET ASIDE $500 000 TO ENABLE ITS COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE TO HELP ORGANISE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS IN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.
SPORTS AND GAMES WILL BE PROMINENT IN THE PROGRAMME. A 'SPORTS FORTNIGHT' WILL BE HELD TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR FOR ENTHUSIASTS AND ENERGETIC RESIDENTS. THERE WILL BE TABLE TENNIS AND MINI- SOCCER MATCHES, A DISTRICT-WIDE ATHLETIC MEETING, DEMONSTRATIONS OF SPORTS AND SKILLS, AND ALSO PERFORMANCES BY WELL-KNOWN TEAMS IN PARTICULAR SPORTS.
A TOTAL OF $30 000 WILL GO TOWARDS THIS EVENT WHICH WILL BE ORGANISED JOINTLY WITH THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE BOARD WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION, WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN LAST FINANCIAL YEAR.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE GENERALLY AGREED THAT EFFORTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL AND THAT A PRAGMATIC APPROACH SHOULD BE ADOPTED.
THEY HAVE ALLOCATED $48 000 FOR ORGANISING ACTIVITIES TO WIDEN RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES AND ALSO TO HEIGHTEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
TO MARK INTERNATIONAL PEACE YEAR, THE BOARD HAS APPROVED $10 000 FOR SPONSORING A CONCERT TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF PEACE THROUGH POPULAR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND ALSO TO ENTERTAIN HAND ICAPPED PEOPLE.
BESIDES THESE ACTIVITIES, THE BOARD HAS SET ASIDE FUNDS TO SUPPORT REGULAR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME AND THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE A CONTINUITY OF EFFORTS IN PROMOTING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
APART FROM THE MAJOR CAMPAIGNS, THE BOARD HAS ALSO APPROVED SPONSORSHIP FOR EVENTS ORGANISED BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO PROMOTE CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AND OWNERS INCORPORATIONS.
IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, THE BOARD WILL BE SPONSORING 42 ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FAMILY OUTINGS AND CAMPING, SEMINARS, TRAINING COURSES, VAR IETY SHOWS AND VARIOUS SKILLS COMPETITIONS.
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