SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1987
*WE FEEL OUR EFFORTS ARE BEING RECOGNISED WHEN MORE PEOPLE COME TO CONFIDE TO US ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS.
+ALSO, WE ARE GLAD THAT PEOPLE ARE ADOPTING A MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS IMPROVING THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, INSTEAD OF SITTING BACK AND BEING NONCHALANT TOWARDS THE SITUATION, HE SAID.
MR CHOW SAID THE SCHEME HAD DEVELOPED FROM A MODEST ATTEMPT AT A VITAL LINK BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC OVER THE YEARS.
THE MEET THE PUBLIC SESSION IS HELD EVERY THURSDAY IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE BY TWO BOARD MEMBERS ON A ROSTER. A MAXIMUM OF 12 CASES ARE HANDLED AT EACH SESSION.
WHILE NOTING THE POPULARITY OF THE SERVICE, MR CHOW, HOWEVER, STRESSED THAT THEY WERE NOT COMPLACENT WITH THE SUCCESS.
PRESENTLY A LARGE-SCALE PUBLICITY PROGRAMME IS BEING LAUNCHED TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE SCHEME.
COPIES OF A NEWLY-DESIGNED POSTER AND APPOINTMENT CARDS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO BUILDINGS AND ORGANISATIONS TO ADVERTISE THE SERVICE. SHOW WINDOWS OF THE TWO DISTRICT OFFICES AND NOTICE BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ARE DISPLAYING MESSAGES OF THE SCHEME,
+WE URGE MORE PEOPLE TO BRING FORTH THEIR PROBLEMS AND VIEWS TO US SO THAT THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM IMPROVEMENTS MADE,+ MR CHOW SAID.
RESIDENTS CAN EITHER PHONE IN OR WRITE TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET BOARD MEMBERS. FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-809731.
TAXI OPERATORS URGED TO CO-OPERATE IN SURVEY
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS URGED TAXI OPERATORS TO CO-OPERATE IN A LARGE-SCALE SURVEY ON THE OPERATIONS OF BOTH URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS.
THE SURVEY COVERS THE ENTIRE FLEET OF NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WHILE ONE IN EVERY FOUR URBAN TAXIS HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR THE EXERCISE, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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