THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1980
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SEMINAR FOR MAC OFFICIALS IN TSUEN WAN
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A SEMINAR FOR MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE (MAC) OFFICIALS IN TSUEN WAN, WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE IS AIMED AT IMPROVING MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION OF MACS IN THE NEW TOWN.
MORE THAN 400 MAC MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEVEN-DAY SEMINAR ENDING ON FEBRUARY 1. IT WILL BE HELD IN THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL.
THE KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
THE FIRST MAC SEMINAR IN THE DISTRICT TOOK PLACE LAST MARCH AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 PEOPLE.
A TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE MAC ORGANISATION WAS GROWING IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN TSUEN WAN, WITH MORE THAN 120 NEW COMMITTEES FORMED LAST YEAR.
THE GROWTH, HE SAID, HAD INCREASED THE NUMBER OF MACS IN THE TOWN TO 470, SERVING MORE THAN 432 000 PEOPLE.
+WE ARE SURE THAT THIS SECOND SEMINAR WILL BENEFIT LOCAL MACS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.+
THE SEMINAR WILL INCLUDE TALKS ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE ACCOUNTING, SECURITY, ENVIRONMENT HYGIENE, ACTIVITY ORGANISATION AND THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.
ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE VISITS TO LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATES AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR.
PWD STAFF GIVE BLOOD
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STAFF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY DONATED A TOTAL OF 103 UNITS OF BLOOD TO THE HONG KONG RED CROSS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST DONATION BY THE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.
PWD LAST YEAR DONATED A TOTAL OF 458 UNITS OF BLOOD ON FOUR OCCASIONS.
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