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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1986
CALL TO SUPPORT CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
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ACTING SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS ANGELA TSANG, TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT OFFICE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR FOR RESIDENT BODIES IN STANLEY AND SHEK O, MRS TSANG SAID MORE THAN 30 ACTIVITIES WERE LINED UP FOR THE DISTRICT'S SIX AREAS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE VIRTUES OF COURTESY, CIVIC-MINDEDNESS, NEIGHBOURLINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
THESE ACTIVITIES WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY CIVIC EDUCATION TEAMS FORMED UNDER EACH AREA COMMITTEE.
APART FROM WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE EVERY MONTH TO SELECT A +CITIZEN OF THE MONTH+ FROM EACH AREA, THE TEAMS WOULD ALSO TOUR THEIR AREAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND VISIT HOMES TO AROUSE RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
OTHER ACTIVITIES WOULD INCLUDE THE SELECTION OF THE CLEANEST SQUATTER AREA, FACTORY BUILDING AND PUBLIC HOUSING BLOCKS. ESSAY WRITING, DRAWING, SLOGAN AND LOGO DESIGN COMPETITIONS, QUIZZES, CIVIC EDUCATION NIGHTS, BOOKS EXHIBITION AND DRIVES AGAINST THROWING OBJECTS FROM BUILDINGS.
MORE THAN 80 REPRESENTATIVES FROM MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS AND RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS IN STANLEY AND SHEK O ATTENDED TODAY'S SEMINAR TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING MATTERS.
MRS TSANG SAID DISTRICT BOARDS, AREA COMMITTEES AND RESIDENT ORGANISATIONS FORMED AN IMPORTANT THREE-TIER CONSULTATIVE SYSTEM WHICH REFLECTED THE VIEWS AND GAUGED THE NEEDS OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS.
SHE SAID THE STANLEY AND SHEK O AREA COMMITTEE HAD BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS WITH MEMBERS VOICING CONCERN ABOUT MATTERS THAT NOT ONLY AFFECTED RESIDENTS BUT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD ORGANISE SIMILAR SEMINARS WITH OTHER AREA COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT LATER IN THE YEAR.
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