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SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1989
TRIENNIAL REPORT ON NORTH DB'S WORK
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A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.
THE 160-PAGE FULL-COLOUR REPORT, CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPHS TABLES, HAS BEEN PREPARED BY A WORKING GROUP OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
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IT GIVES A BRIEF HISTORY OF NORTH DISTRICT AND OUTLINES WORK DONE BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS FIVE COMMITTEES AND THE "MEET-THE-PUBLIC" SCHEME AS WELL AS PROVIDING DETAILS OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO THE DISTRICT AND ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY LOCAL GROUPS.
BIOGRAPHIES OF MEMBERS ARE ALSO GIVEN.
THE BOARD'S STUDY TOURS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN OCTOBER 1985 AND TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN OCTOBER 1987 ARE ALSO COVERED.
THESE STUDY TOURS ENABLED THE PARTICIPANTS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE OPERATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVERSEAS.
IN A FOREWORD, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, MR RAYMOND PANG, SAID THAT DURING THE 1985-1988 TERM THE BOARD HAD PLACED EMPHASIS ON RESOLVING DISTRICT PROBLEMS.
"IT NOT ONLY DEALT WITH URGENT NEEDS, BUT ALSO PROPOSED LONG-TERM MEASURES. WITH THE CLOSE CO-OPERATION OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE BOARD MADE A GOOD START IN ITS WORK. MR PANG SAID.
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"THIS COULD BE REVEALED IN THE HANDLING OF ISSUES SUCH AS THE FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, THE NORTH DISTRICT CENTRAL PARK, THE CULTURAL COMPLEX, NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, THE NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL, IMPROVEMENT TO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT, PROGRESS OF LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ON LOK TSUEN.
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LOOKING AHEAD, THE BOOK DEPICTS THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH REGARD TO HOUSING. TRANSPORT, EDUCATION, MEDICAL HEALTH, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. VILLAGE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT MUNICIPAL FACILITIES.
MR PANG'S OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE REPORT.
COPIES OF THE BILINGUAL REPORT ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED ΤΟ RURAL COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT OFFICES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO READ THE REPORT AT THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT, JOCKEY CLUB ROAD, FANLING OR AT THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE'S SUB-OFFICES.
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