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"I WONDER HOW SUCH AN ASSUMPTION CAN BE SUBSTANTIATED, FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS I HAVE MET HAVE BERN DEDICATED SOLELY TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR OWN DISTRICTS, RATHER THAN TREATING THEIR ROLE AS THE STEPPING STONE ΤΟ LEGCO."
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MRS CHOW SAID THE DISTRICT BOARDS COULD SERVE AS EXCELLENT TRAINING GROUND FOR TALENTED PEOPLE WHO HAD A POLITICAL ASPIRATION ACHIEVE HIGHER THINGS.
"HOWEVER, AS IT STANDS, I DO NOT THINK GOVERNMENT IS BEING PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH IN NURTURING THE RIGHT SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY BY LETTING GO THE APPROPRIATE PROPORTION OF AUTHORITY TO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
"UP TO THIS POINT THERE IS STILL NO OFFICIAL CHANNEL FOR PROPER CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE BOARDS AND THEIR PARALLEL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES.
SHE SAID THERE WAS RESISTANCE AMONG OFFICIALS TO HAVING BOARD MEMBERS OR EVEN CHAIRMEN, PARTICIPATE, EVEN AS OBSERVERS, ON DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
"THIS MUST CHANGE. IT IS ONLY
BY BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIER BETWEEN THE NON-OFFICIAL ADVISERS AND THE LOCAL OFFICIALS THAT THE WORRYING TENDENCY OF THE ENERGY OF DISTRICT BOARDS BEING GRADUALLY CHANNELLED TO A PRESSURE-GROUP MENTALITY DUE ΤΟ CONTINUOUS FRUSTRATION CAN BE REVERSED."
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MRS CHOW SAID SHE HOPED THE WHITE PAPER WOULD HERALD A NEW OF CO-OPERATION AND GOODWILL, OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AND TOLERANCE, OF TEAMWORK DEDICATED TO THE SINGLE COURSE OF MAKING A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE TERRITORY,
"TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THE ADVENT OF DIRECT 1991, WE MUST PROVE THAT WE CAN RESOLVE DIFFERENCES AND IN A DEMOCRATIC AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER, ALWAYS AIMING RATHER THAN CREATION OF PROBLEMS, GOING FOR COMPROMISE POLARISATION, SHE SAID.
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