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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989
IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S, WHEN THE TERRITORY WAS COPING WITH REFUGEES FROM CHINA, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS MADE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THIS ROLE WAS GRADUALLY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
THE ASSOCIATIONS HAD ALSO HELPED BUILD A MORE COHESIVE SOCIETY, AND BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION GAP BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT.
WITH THE TERRITORY'S GROWING AFFLUENCE AND THE INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN RECENT YEARS, KAIFONG LEADERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE NEED TO REVIEW THE ROLE OF THEIR ASSOCIATIONS.
KAIFONG LEADERS WHO WILL ATTEND THE SEMINAR ARE DETERMINED TO FIND WAYS AND MEANS OF KEEPING THE ROLE ABREAST OF CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE TERRITORY.
IN THIS, THEY WILL HAVE ADVICE FROM THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. MR DAVID LAN. WHO WILL GIVE A TALK AT THE SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS IN THE COMING DECADE.
THE SEMINAR, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE ATTENDED BY LEADERS FROM OVER 50 KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN THE CHAN SHU KUI HALL OF THE NORTH POINT KAIFONG ASSOCIATION ON THURSDAY
(AUGUST 3).
MR LAN'S TALK WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SPEECHES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS BY PROMINENT KAIFONG LEADERS, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, MISS ANITA CHAN, MR NG TOR-TAI AND MR HUI YIN-YING.
THEY WILL TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY, ORGANISATION, FUNCTIONS AND WORK OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS THE DIRECTION OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1990'S.
AFTER THE SPEECHES, THE KAIFONG LEADERS WILL TAKE PART IN DISCUSSIONS ON WAYS OF FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGE THAT LIES AHEAD FOR THEIR ASSOCIATIONS.
THE SEMINAR REPRESENTS A FURTHER EFFORT BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH ORGANISATIONS, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF A SIMILAR SERIES FOR AREA COMMITTEES,
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