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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1988
MR LIAO SAID OVER THE YEARS DISTRICT BOARDS HAD A FINE RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS. THEY HAD EFFECTIVELY REFLECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT THE ASPIRATIONS AND CONCERNS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HAD PROVIDED FOCAL POINT FOR THE DIRECT PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS IN A WIDR RANGE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
THESE INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRES, PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, AND ORGANISATION OF DISTRICT ARTS AND SPORTS EVENTS.
IN 1987, THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS HAD COMPLETED OVER 300 MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SPONSORED 4,000 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMMES.
AN INTENSIVE PUBLICITY PROGRAMME WAS IN PROCESS TO REMIND AND ENCOURAGE REGISTERED VOTERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES ON POLLING DAY.
THESE TOOK THE FORM OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS, BANNERS, POSTERS, AND SENDING THE CANDIDATES' PLATFORMS TO INDIVIDUAL VOTERS.
FORUMS WERE BRING HELD IN EACH CONSTITUENCY TO INTRODUCE CANDIDATES TO ELECTORS.
"BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL NOW IS THE SUPPORT OF THE VOTERS. A VOTE 19 A VOICE AND IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND DIRECT WAY OF EXERCISING ONE'S CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES," HE SAID.
MR LIAO CONCLUDED BY URGING ALL REGISTERED ELECTORS
TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BY CASTING THEIR VOTES ON POLLING DAY.
GOVERNOR PRAISES WORK OF FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (THURSDAY) PRAISED THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES (DFCC's) TO THE BATTLE AGAINST CRIME.
SPEAKING AFTER ATTENDING A MEETING OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, SIR DAVID SAID DFCC'S PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE STATE OF CRIME IN THEIR DISTRICTS AND IN CO-ORDINATING DISTRICT EFFORTS TO ASSIST THE POLICE IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER.
AFTER BEING WELCOMED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, MR SIT HO-YIN, SIR DAVID LISTENED TO A YEAR-END REPORT ON THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN GIVEN BY MR WONG SHU, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
/HE HEARD