FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1976
HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT ALL THREE NEW TOWNS WERE HEADED BY DISTRICT OFFICERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WITH VERY WIDE POWERS ON LAND CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT.
+IT IS IN EXERCISE OF HIS LAND CONTROL FUNCTIONS THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICER THROUGH MEDIATION, EXPLANATION, NEGOTIATION AND IN THE END CLEARANCE, IS CALLED UPON TO PLAY AN EARLY PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.+
MR. WIGGHAM SAID THE THREE NEW TOWN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ENSURED THAT THE NECESSARY FACILITIES AND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN EACH NEW TOWN TO MEET THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE GROWING POPULATION AND THAT THESE FACILITIES WERE USED PROPERLY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.
HE FELT IT HIS DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT WAS DERIVED FROM MEETINGS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, BOTH IN TERMS OF A MUTUAL INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN MEMBERS AND IN FEED-BACK OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND ADVICE TO DEPARTMENTAL HEADQUARTERS.
HE TOLD THE GATHERING THAT A PROGRAMME WAS BEING DRAWN UP BY THE N.T.A. TO MONITOR THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PROVISIONS OF SERVICES BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND UTILITY AND, IN THE WELFARE FIELD, BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
+IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE PLAN WILL PROVIDE A CHECK LIST FOR THE VARIOUS SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE NEED TO PROVIDE SERVICES AS SOON AS POPULATION REQUIREMENTS DEMAND, + HE SAID.
AT THE MOMENT, MR. WIGGHAM POINTED OUT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WAS VERY MUCH AT THE CENTRE OF THE VARIOUS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN EACH NEW TOWN DISTRICT.
+ IT IS REPRESENTED ON ALL COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES AND CONTINUES TO INITIATE NEW BRANCHES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND LIAISON. IN FUTURE, HOWEVER, WE ENVISAGE THAT LOCAL PERSONALITIES WILL INCREASINGLY INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN THE RUNNING OF LOCAL AFFAIRS.+
HE ALSO STRESSED THE NEED OF BODIES OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT TO +FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING TOWNSHIPS SO THAT, BY WORKING TOGETHER IN TANDEM, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING UP OF THE NEW COMMUNITY AS HERE IN SHA TIN WILL BE SOMETHING OF WHICH WE WILL ALL BE ABLE TO FEEL PROUD.+
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