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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1987
IT ALSO STORES LARGE VOLUMES OF INFORMATION RELATED ΤΟ DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING MINUTES OF DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS, CONSULTATIVE AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTS FOR DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT BOARD REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS.
IN ADDITION, A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE INDEX ON CIVIC EDUCATION REFERENCE MATERIALS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AND WILL SERVE AS A USEFUL REFERENCE TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ORGANISING CIVIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
THE INDEX, PUBLISHED IN CHINESE, COMPRISES MORE THAN 150 PAGES AND LISTS OUT NEARLY 1,000 ITEMS RELATED TO CIVIC EDUCATION, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF ADDRESSES AND CONTACT PERSONS OF MORE THAN 70 ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE THESE REFERENCE MATERIALS.
THE RESOURCE ROOM IS OPEN DURING OFFICE HOURS AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF ITS FACILITIES.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE WOULD ВЕ SUGGESTING WAYS TO UPGRADE THE RESOURCE ROOM INTO A FULL SCALE RESOURCE CENTRE TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, MR CHAN SAID.
TO ENHANCE EXCHANGE
OF
OF INFORMATION, A NEWSLETTER REPORTING ACTIVITIES
THE COMMITTEE AND PROJECTS SUBSIDISED UNDER THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, MR CHAN ADDED.
CHAIRMAN OF THE OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE SUB-COMMITTEE, MR PETER TAM, SAID THE MAJOR PROJECT FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION THIS YEAR WAS A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP OF WHICH THE THEME WOULD BE HOW ΤΟ PROMOTE THE PUBLIC'S SENSE OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE
TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG AND THE PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT.
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FORMULATED LAST BELIEVED THAT
THE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF CIVIC EDUCATION YEAR WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ADOPTED AS THE SUB-COMMITTEE THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOULD REMAIN WIDE IN SCOPE.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO COLLECT AND STUDY THE RESULTS OF RELEVANT OPINION SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND WOULD RECOMMEND TOPICS ΤΟ BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE'S SECOND OPINION SURVEY NEXT YEAR.
ON THE PUBLICITY SIDE, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN SIU, SAID THE SLOGAN "CARE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY; WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY" WOULD CONTINUE TO BE USED TO ENHANCE PEOPLE'S CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR ACTIVE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE WELL-BEING OF THE SOCIETY,
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