He said as HAD is one of the front-line departments tasked with establishing and maintaining close contact with the public, all its 18 District Offices will organise a series of activities to publicise their work throughout the week.
These will include photo exhibitions, video shows, guided office tours and distribution of various publications to introduce the work of HAD and District Offices, talks on building management, informal tea receptions to give residents an opportunity to discuss district affairs with officials and publicity tours of district projects.
Admission is free. Interested individuals or organisations are requested to register in advance for guided tours with the respective District Offices.
Copies of the detailed programme of activities organised by various government departments to mark the "Serving the Community Week" and leaflets on the district activities organised by HAD are available for collection at all District Offices.
Enquiries on these can be directed to the 18 District Offices or the HAD hotline on 2835 2500.
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EPD delegation visits China
Directorate officers of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) left today (Wednesday) for a three-day visit to China to exchange work experience with staff of the Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong Province.
Leading the delegation is Mr Rob Law, who is on his first official China visit since taking up the post of Director of Environmental Protection this April.
"This is a good opportunity for me to further develop a valuable liaison built up over the past years under my predecessor," he said.
Programme of the visit will include meetings, discussions and site visits.
"We will be briefed by the Director of the Bureau, Mr Wang Yin-kun, and his staff on environmental issues in Guangdong.