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82 000 BENEFIT FROM DISTRICT FUNCTIONS
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MORE THAN 82 000 PEOPLE TOOK PART AND BENEFITTED FROM COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES ORGANISED IN THE MONG KOK DISTRICT DURING THE 1986-87 FINANCIAL YEAR.
REVIEWING THE WORK OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID SOME: $5.) 000 WAS ALLOCATED TO SPONSOR LOCAL BODIES FOR ORGANISING COMMUN TY
INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.
AMONG THE PROJECTS WERE FOUR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS TO EN:1ANCE PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. THESE WERE CAMPAIGNS ON HEALTHY LIFE, ROAD SAFETY, CIVIC EDUCATION AND FIGHT CRIME.
SOME 44 000 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMMES ORGANISED DURING THE CAMPAIGNS,
THE COMMITTEE ALSO SPONSORED TWO SURVEYS TO FIND OUT PUBLIC VIEWS ON CIVIC EDUCATION AND YOUTH SERVICES IN MONG KOK. THE FINDINGS WOULD BE USED TO FORMULATE POLICIES ON THE DISTRICT'> FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
THE DISTRICT BOARD, IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE CLOSE TIES WITH COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, ALLOCATED SOME $130 000 TO AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, THE SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL BRANCH OF YIN NGAI SOCIETY TO HELP ORGANISE OUTINGS, CAMPAIGNS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.
FUNDS WERE ALSO ALLOCATED TO HELP ORGANISE A MID-AUTUMN LANTERN CARNIVAL, A LUNAR NEW YEAR CARNIVAL AND SPRING FESTIVAL RECEPTIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
DURING THE YEAR, MORE THAN $150 000 WAS ALSO USED TO SPONSOR CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES, LUNCH-TIME CONCERTS, A TWO-WEEK CULTURAL AND SPORTS FESTIVAL, AND AN INTERNATIONAL PEACE YEAR CONCERT.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO SPONSORED PRODUCTION OF PUBLICITY LEAFLETS ON AREA COMMITTEES AND THE OPEN-AIR ART GALLERY, AS WELL AS WORK ING REPORTS ON VARIOUS DISTRICT PROBLEMS.
IN VIEW OF THE POPULARITY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE COMMITTEE WOULD CONTINUE TO GIVE ITS SUPPORT TO DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR.
THE COMMITTEE IS NOW INVITING AREA COMMITTEES, BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BODIES TO APPLY FOR FUNDS IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS APRIL 10. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE ON 3-815291.