SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1987
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ON THE ROLE OF AREA COMMITTEES (AC'S), MUTUAL (MAC'S) AND OWNERS' CORPORATIONS (OC'S) IN ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE, MR CHAU SAID BUILDING-BASED RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS GONE WELL BEYOND THEIR ORIGINAL SCOPE.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAC'S AND OC'S
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"NEVERTHELESS, THEY HAVE CONTINUED ΤΟ SUPPORT GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH THEIR PRIMARY AIMS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF FRIENDLINESS AMONG RESIDENTS AND TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT, SECURITY AND CLEANLINESS OF THEIR BUILDINGS, + HE NOTED.
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MR CHAU SAID IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S ASSIST THE FORMATION OF MAC'S AND OC'S, AND THAT THERE WERE RECENTLY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ΤΟ THE MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS (OWNERS
INCORPORATIONS) ORDINANCE.
HE SAID THE AMENDMENTS SOUGHT TO PROVIDE FOR EASIER FORMATION OF OC'S AND IMPROVE THE GUIDELINES ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MEETING PROCEDURES.
ON THE ROLE OF AC'S, MR CHAU SAID ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE HAD BEEN REVISED IN 1981, FOLLOWING A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AC'S AND DISTRICT BOARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.
"ACCORDING TO ITS REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE, AC'S ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY.
"THEREFORE AC'S PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE CONSULTATION MACHINERY," HE NOTED.
GOVERNMENT
MR CHAU SAID IN ADDITION TO ITS ADVISORY ROLE, AC'S WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ORGANISING COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO INSTIL A SENSE OF DISTRICT BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS.
HE HOPED THAT BETTER COMMUNICATIONS COULD BE ACHIEVED DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS TO FURTHER IMPROVE RESIDENTS' WELL-BEING.
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SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING OF THE SEMINAR, DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL LEUNG, SAID DISTRICT BODIES HAD A DEFINITE ROLE IN REFLECTING RESIDENTS' VIEWS AND IN FACILITATING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF GOVERNMENT POLICY.
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HE NOTED THAT AT PRESENT THERE WERE 110 AREA WHICH 85 WERE IN THE URBAN AREA AND 25 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MR LEUNG ADDED THAT MORE THAN 4,000 MAC'S AND 2,000 BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, SERVING SOME 70 OF HONG KONG'S POPULATION.
OC'S HAD PER CENT
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