SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 1987
-
3
THE SURVEY REPORT PROPOSED THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE DISTRICT BOARD SHOULD PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN CO-ORDINATING PUBLICITY DRIVES, FORMULATING PLANS AND INITIATING ACTIVITIES CONCERNING CIVIC EDUCATION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
IT ALSO PROPOSED THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD SHOULD ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, YOUTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE BODIES TO ORGANISE SUCH ACTIVITIES.
THE REPORT URGED THE ELECTRONIC MASS MEDIA TO ALLOT AIR TIME EACH WEEK FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES AS THEY WERE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION.
THE SURVEY INTERVIEWED 1 000 RANDOMLY SELECTED MONG KOK RESIDENTS OVER 15 YEARS OLD.
+RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE USEFUL INDICATORS FOR
FORMULATING PUBLICITY POLICIES FOR PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION AMONG RESIDENTS IN FUTURE,+ CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR HO FEI-CHI, SAID.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR SZETO WAH, OFFICIATED AT TODAY'S CLOSING CEREMONY.
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY.
FULL SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS
*****
THE GOVERNMENT ALWAYS GIVES FULL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
+THE SUPPORT COMES NOT ONLY IN THE FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BUT ALSO IN MANY OTHER WAYS WHICH MAY HELP THE ORGANISATION GROW AND MATURE, + HE SAID.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A GATHER ING OF LOCAL PAINTERS AND CALL IGRAPHISTS ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION AT THE MIRAMAR HOTEL.
/MR CHENG