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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981
MR TSAO AND MR T.H. CHAU, COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN GENEVA, BOTH REPRESENTING HONG KONG AT THE FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE, WILL TRAVEL TO DJAKARTA WITH THE VISITORS.
THE DJAKARTA CONFERENCE IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS BETWEEN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR MULTI-FIBRE AGREEMENT (MFA) NEGOTIATIONS WHICH ARE CONTINUING IN GENEVA.
THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE DEVELOPING NATIONS WITH WHOM HONG KONG HAS COMMON TRADE INTERESTS WAS HELD IN BOGOTA, COLUMBIA, LAST NOVEMBER. THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR W. DORWARD, REPRESENTED HONG KONG.
YUEN LONG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
NEW OFFICE-BEARERS SWORN IN
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THE SIXTH TERM OFFICE-BEARERS OF YUEN LONG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WERE SWORN IN TODAY (THURSDAY).
ADMINISTERING THE OATH WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM.
THE COMMITTEE'S TERM OF OFFICE WILL LAST TWO YEARS, DURING WHICH THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING THE TOWN HALL, FOUNDED 10 YEARS AGO TO ORGANISE AND PROVIDE VENUES FOR RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.
THE COST OF BUILDING THE TOWN HALL WAS MET BY THE LOTTER IES FUND, WHILE THE SITE WAS GRANTED BY GOVERNMENT.
A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, COMPRISING LOCAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, RURAL COMMITTEE LEADERS AND PROMINENT RECREATION AND SPORT FIGURES, WAS FORMED IN 1975.
OVER THE PAST DECADE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN ORGANISED, INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, INTEREST GROUPS, TRAINING CLASSES AND COMPETITIONS.
A CHILDREN'S CHOIR, A BALLET SCHOOL AND A SOCIAL SERVICE GROUP HAVE ALSO BEEN FORMED.
FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED BY YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.
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