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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981

DMC'S PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE

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DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES HAVE PROVED THAT THEY ARE PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN STRENGTHENING ADMINISTRATION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND ARE BEGINNING TO ACHIEVE RESULTS, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR ALBERT LAM SAID THIS EVENING.

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SPEAKING AT THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION HELD AT THE GOLDEN CROWN RESTAURANT HE SAID THAT WITH THE SETTING UP OF THESE COMMITTEES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN THE DISTRICTS MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS AND CO-ORDINATE THE IR WORK.

+THEY ALSO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT GENERALLY ON DISTRICT NEEDS AND PRIOR ITIES.+

MR LAM POINTED OUT THAT SO FAR, DMC'S HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED IN KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN, SHAM SHUI PO, EASTERN, SOUTHERN AND KOWLOON CITY DISTRICTS.

THE REMAINING FOUR DISTRICTS, NAMELY MONG KOK, CENTRAL AND WESTERN, YAU MA TEI AND WAN CHAI WILL HAVE THE IR DMC'S WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.

WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE DMC'S ARE THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT BOARDS SET UP IN EACH DISTRICT.

THE BOARDS ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE WELL BEING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICTS, ON THE PROVISION AND USE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND THE ADEQUACY AND PRIORITIES OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES, HE SAID.

IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE A SAY ON THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE DISTRICT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS THE PROMOTION OF RECREATION AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMES.

IN SHORT, CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICTS AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE CREATED AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEEDS OF EACH DISTRICT AS WELL AS GOVERNMENTAL WORK AT DISTRICT LEVEL ARE GRADUALLY IMPROVED, HE SA ID.

MR LAM URGED THOSE INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING THEIR SERVICES TO THE BOARDS, PROVIDED THEY ARE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG FOR TEN OR MORE YEARS, TO RUN FOR THE ELECTIONS IN 1982.

ANYONE WHO IS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND HAS BEEN RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN OR MORE YEARS, SHOULD ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME BY REGISTERING AS A VOTER IN ONE'S OWN CONSTITUENCY.

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