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Tuesday, February 20, 1973

CIVILIAN INFORMATION TEAMS BRING NEWS TO VILLAGERS

Almost every day after office hours, two government teams

set out by landrovers for the more remote villages in the New Territories.

Villagers

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young and old alike are all smiles when they see

them. They know they can look forward to an evening of entertainment.

These teams are from the Civilian Information Team, a unit

operated by the Government Information Services in conjunction with the

New Territories Administration. They were set up in June 1971 and have

been operating continuously since then.

The main function of the C.I.T. is to bring news and entertainment

to New Territories villagers directly by means of film shows, slides,

tape recordings and reading material of special interest to them.

In addition, the teams supplement the liaison work of the New

Territories Administration, the Police and the Army.

The areas which the teams visit are mainly those which do not

enjoy regular access to news through the visual and printed media.

A spokesman of the C.I.T. said today: "Villagers in these

areas seldom leave the place where they live. They have either little

or no opportunity to visit the cinemas and are chosen for visits because

television reception is poor in their homes."

"To help them, we often install a communal television set

where better reception is possible," he said.

/At present,