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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1987
MR FORD ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE OVERALL NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIMES IN 1986 DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, BY 6.8 PER CENT, FROM 1985
THE FIRST DECREASE FOR SOME YEARS.
THANKING THE DFCC CHAIRMEN FOR THEIR GOOD WORK, HE SAID. +WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THE MOMENTUM IS MAINTAINED.+
POLITICAL REVIEW MAJOR TOP IC FOR DB
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THE POLITICAL REVIEW WOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD IN THE COMING YEAR, THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM, TOLD A SEMINAR TONIGHT (FRIDAY).
+TO COINCIDE WITH THE REVIEW, THE BOARD HAS SET UP A DISCUSSION GROUP ON HONG KONG'S POLITICAL SYSTEM TO COLLECT STUDY AND REFLECT RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON THIS SUBJECT, HE ADDED.
THE GROUP HAD ALREADY PASSED ON ITS VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR LAM SAID.
OUTLINING WORK IN THE COMING YEAR AT A SEMINAR INVOLVING THE DISTRICT'S SIX AREA COMMITTEES, MR LAM SAID THE BOARD WOULD CONTINUE TO CO-ORDINATE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, IMPROVE RESIDENTS' LIVELIHOOD, REFLECT THE IR VIEWS AND MONITOR DISTRICT AS WELL AS TERRITORY-WIDE ISSUES.
ON WORK IN THE PAST YEAR, MR LAM SAID THE $1.43 MILLION ALLOCATED TO THE BOARD HAD BEEN SPENT EFFECTIVELY ON A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS MONITORED BY ITS COMMUNITY BUILDING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEES.
THE BOARD HAD MET NINE TIMES LAST YEAR AND A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS HAD BEEN TACKLED, HE ADDED.
THEY INCLUDED TERRITORY-WIDE ISSUES SUCH AS HAWKER AND MARKET POLICIES, CONTROL OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY ANIMAL WASTE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES, OPTIONS TO COUNTER TRIAD PROBLÉM, THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND AIR CONTROL ZONES AND AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES.
THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, RENT POLICY AND HOUSING SUBSIDY TO PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS, THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S NO. 2 REPORT AND THE STATUS OF DISTRICT BOARDS WERE ALSO DISCUSSED.
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