FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1986
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SOUTHERN DB STARTS CITIZEN OF THE MONTH AWARD
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A +CITIZEN OF THE MONTH+ AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO AN OUTSTANDING RESIDENT FROM EACH OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT'S SIX AREAS FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER TO PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS IN THE DISTRICT.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MR PAUL YOUNG, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR YOUNG DESCRIBED THE AWARD SCHEME AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DISTRICT'S LENGTHY CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THREE PHASES BEGINNING THIS MONTH,
THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED SPENDING ABOUT $60 000 ON PHASE ONE WHICH WILL RUN UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ASSISTED IN CARRYING OUT PHASE ONE ACTIVITIES BY CIVIC EDUCATION TEAMS FORMED UNDER THE DISTRICT'S SIX AREA COMMITTEES.
THE CIVIC EDUCATION TEAMS WILL ALSO VET THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE MODEL CITIZEN AWARD FOR THEIR AREAS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE'S SELECTION BOARD.
CANDIDATES FOR THE AWARD MUST EITHER LIVE, STUDY OR WORK IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT, BE TRUSTWORTHY, AND KNOW THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF A CITIZEN.
THEY SHOULD HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR OWN AREA AND HONG KONG IN GENERAL, AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED CARE AND CONCERN FOR OTHERS IN SOME WORTHY WAY.
THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS WILL BE THE 18TH OF EACH MONTH. NOMINATION FORMS WILL SOON BE OBTAINABLE FROM THE SIX AREA COMMITTEES, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES.
THE CIVIC EDUCATION TEAMS WILL ALSO VISIT HOMES AND ORGANISE A SERIES OF AREA PROGRAMMES SUCH AS COURTESY CAMPAIGNS. COMPETITIONS AND CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGE IS SPREAD WIDELY.
A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD AT ABERDEEN CENTRE SQUARE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 TO LAUNCH THE CAMPAIGN. THERE WILL BE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, CIVIC EDUCATION QUIZZES, AND A CEREMONY THE SHOW MARKING THE FORMATION OF THE SIX CIVIC EDUCATION TEAMS. WILL START AT 4.30 PM.
TO FURTHER PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS, THE DISTRICT BOARD PLANS TO SET UP A RESOURCE CENTRE IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE, AND RUN A REGULAR COLUMN ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPER.
PHASE TWO AND THREE OF THE CAMPAIGN, TO BE IMPLEMENTED LATER THIS YEAR AND EARLY NEXT YEAR, WILL INVOLVE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND THE GATHERING OF +FEEDBACK+ FROM RESIDENTS.
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