SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1987
WORKSHOP ON CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY * * * *. *
A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP WHICH AIMS AT EXPLORING BETTER MEANS PROMOTE THE PUBLIC'S SENSE OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES HONG KONG WILL BE HELD AT NEW WORLD HOTEL ON DECEMBER 5 (SATURDAY).
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THE WORKSHOP IS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION CIVIC EDUCATION TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT, FOLLOWING THE FIRST TERRITORY-WIDE CONFERENCE ON CIVIC EDUCATION HELD IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION MR PETER TAM, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY (SUNDAY).
MR TAM POINTED OUT THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP WERE
ΤΟ STUDY, FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES, WAYS TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF HONG KONG AND TO SUSTAIN AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY INTEREST IN THE DRIVE.
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IT WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FIELD TO MEET ONE ANOTHER, EXCHANGE VIEWS AND SHARE EXPERIENCE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE PROMOTIONAL WORK AND ON WAYS TO SOLVE THEM.
ABOUT 100 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE WORKSHOP.
THEY WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CIVIC EDUCATION BODIES IN THE DISTRICTS, ORGANISERS OF CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION SCHEME AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS, AND OTHER BODIES THAT ORGANISED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.
"WE EXPECT THAT VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS GENERATED FROM THE WORKSHOP WOULD PROVIDE A VALUABLE REFERENCE FOR OUR FUTURE WORK IN FORMULATING PROPOSALS ON HOW TO PROMOTE PEOPLE'S SENSE OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES EFFECTIVELY," MR TAM NOTED.
THE PROGRAMME OF THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE GROUP DISCUSSION AND TWO PLENARY SESSIONS DURING WHICH TWO KEY-NOTE SPEECHES WILL BK DELIVERED BY DR DANIEL TSE AND MR S. L. WAN.
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THEY WILL RESPECTIVELY SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF HONG KONG" AND "IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT" IN THE CONTEXT OF CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
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PARTICIPANTS OF THE WORKSHOP WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SUBGROUPS WITH EACH FOCUSING ON A SPECIFIC AREA FOR GROUP DISCUSSION PLENARY SESSION.
THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL OFFICIATE AND SPEAK AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WORKSHOP AT 9 AM ON THAT DAY.
CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMITTEE
A CLOSING SPEECH FOR THE EVENT WILL
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DELIVERED BY THE CIVIC EDUCATION,
MRS RITA FAN.
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