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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1988
CITING TUEN MUN AS AN
EXAMPLE, MR WAN NOTED THAT THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWN IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES HAD BEEN AIMING AT THE PROVISION OF A BALANCED AND SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY WITH HOUSING, SCHOOL, ROAD, SOCIAL AND WELFARE, CULTURAL AND RECREATION FACILITIES SUCCESSIVELY COMING INTO SERVICE IN THE PAST DECADE.
"MEANWHILE, THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM LINKING TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG WILL COME INTO OPERATION IN AUGUST WHILE THE TUEN MUN HOSPITAL WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS," MR WAN SAID.
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE A NEW TOWN MORE COMPLETE, IT SHOULD ALSO AIM AT SETTING UP A STRONG CORE COMMUNITY AND AT FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS.
MR WAN SAID IN THE PROCESS OF NEW TOWN DISTRICT OFFICE FOCUSSED ITS WORK ON THREE ASPECTS.
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THESE WERE TO ASSIST THE SETTING UP OF RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS, TO STRENGTHEN THE LINK AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT, AND TO ENHANCE A SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH ORGANISATION OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
"THE OBJECTIVE OF SETTING UP LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IS TO HELP RESIDENTS IN PARTICIPATING IN SUCH DISTRICT AFFAIRS AS BUILDING MANAGEMENT, NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME AND ARRANGING LOCAL ACTIVITIES, MR WAN SAID.
HE REMARKED THAT BY LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE AN ACTIVE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OR OWNERS' CORPORATION WOULD HELP IN SOLVING ITS OWN PROBLEMS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
"BEING A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL PEOPLE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE TAKES THE INITIATIVE" IN APPROACHING NEW RESIDENTS AND ASSISTS THEM IN SOLVING URGENT PROBLEMS WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE RESIDENTS' CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
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"AT THE SAME TIME, THE DISTRICT OFFICE TAKES UP THE TASK OF ORGANISING LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES то ALLOW PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW TOWN AND TO HELP IN CULTIVATING A STRONG CORE.'
ᎨᎥᎢ WAN ALSO REITERATED THAT THE SUCCESS OF NRW TOWN DEVELOPMENT DID NOT HINGE ONLY ON THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES, BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, RESTED ON THE SETTING UP OF A HARMONIOUS AND CARING SOCIETY.
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