FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1986
GROUPS PRAISED FOR PROMOTING SENSE OF BELONGING
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THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK, PRAISED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN ORGANISING DISTRICT CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
HE SAID THE EFFORTS MADE BY LOCAL BODIES IN ORGANISING DISTRICT CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS MAJOR FUNCTIONS ON FESTIVAL DAYS HAD GIVEN RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY A HEALTHY SPIRITUAL LIFE AND TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SHAM SHUI PO MID-AUTUMN LANTERN CARNIVAL, MR MAK SAID THE CO-ORGANISERS OF THE EVENT, THE SHAM SHUI POARTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SHAM SHUI PO KAI FÓNG ASSOCIATION, WERE AMONG THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAD GIVEN WORTHY SUPPORT IN ARRANGING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS.
THE LANTERN CARNIVAL INCLUDED SINGING PERFORMANCES AND A VARIETY SHOW. FREE LANTERNS AND TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS WERE DISTRIBUTED.
ABOUT 10 000 RESIDENTS ATTENDED THE LANTERN CARNIVAL HELD AT THE MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND.
MONG KOK CAMPAIGN TO BOOST CIVIC AWARENESS
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A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN MONG KOK NEXT MONTH TO BOOST CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG RESIDENTS.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL AIM AT ENHANCING RESIDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES, INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE OPERATION AND JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
AN ORGANISING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN FORMED UNDER THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD TO HELP CO-ORDINATE THE CIVIC EDUCATION WORK OF LOCAL BODIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR HO FEI-CHI, THAT A SIMILAR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WAS ORGANISED LAST YEAR TO STIMULATE RESIDENTS' CIVIC-MINDEDNESS.
NOTED
/HE SAID