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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1980

TO HELP SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS, LOCAL OPINION AND SUPPORT ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BESIDES CO-OPERATION AMONG THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HE SAID.

+BECAUSE LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND ARE KEENLY CONCERNED ABOUT LOCAL AFFAIRS, FULL ACCOUNT OF THEIR VIEWS IS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT, MR TING SAID.

KWAI CHUNG NOW HAS SEVEN SUBDISTRICT COMMITTEES, COMPRISING

96 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

+ALL THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, QUITE NATURALLY, POSSESS A VERY WIDE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR DISTRICT AND FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE ADVICE ON RECREATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSPORT PROJECTS, HE SAID.

BESIDES ADVISING ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS LOCAL SUB-DISTRICT

COMMITTEES HAVE ALSO ORGANISED ESTATE DAYS, OUT OF WHICH THE PRESENT KWAI CHUNG FESTIVAL HAS GROWN.

MR TING THANKED THE CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE COLOURFUL PROGRAMMES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.

THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN SIX DISTRICTS IN KWAY CHUNG, LASTS TWO WEEKS.

MORE THAN 30 ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD, INCLUDING FUN FAIRS, VAR IETY SHOWS, MARTIAL ARTS DISPLAYS, LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING EVENTS AND CANTONESE OPERA PERFORMANCES.

TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HAS PROVIDED $60 000 TOWARDS FESTIVAL COSTS AND ANOTHER $70 000 IS BEING DONATED BY LOCAL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

MANPOWER SURVEY OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

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THE BANKING TRAINING BOARD OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WILL BEGIN A MANPOWER SURVEY ON BANKS AND SELECTED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, TRAINING NEEDS AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MATTERS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, DR FRANCIS TIEN, SAID TODAY THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND PUBLISHED ONLY IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WITHOUT REFERENCE TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

QUESTIONNAIRES, EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF BANK AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANY JOBS WERE SENT TO ALL BANKS AND SELECTED DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES IN HONG KONG A FORTNIGHT AGO.

OFFICERS OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL WILL, IF NECESSARY, VISIT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASSIST IN COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRES.

THE SURVEY WILL END ON DECEMBER 20 (SATURDAY).

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