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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1981

CENTRAL DMC MEETS FOR FIRST TIME

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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, LAST FORMED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, HELD ITS FIRST MEETING THIS MORNING (WEDNESDAY) IN THE CONFÉRENCE ROOM OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, INTERNATIONAL BUILDING.

THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES A FORUM FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CONSULTATION ON DISTRICT PROBLEMS.

+IT WILL CO-ORDINATE AND MONITOR JOINT DEPARTMENTAL ACTION WHEN TACKLING DISTRICT PROBLEMS, SAID MR TONY CLARK, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DMC.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE MEETING WAS MR ALBERT LAM, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

THE COMMITTEE WILL INITIALLY DIRECT ITS EFFORTS ON THREE MAIN ASPECTS OF CONCERN: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

ONE OF ITS FIRST TASKS IS TO ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH WIDESPREAD ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES OF CONCERN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN ADDITION TO DEALING WITH OTHER PROBLEMS AFFECTING RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

MR CLARK EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ORGANISATIONS WOULD TAKE AN INTEREST IN THEIR DISTRICT AFFAIRS AND LOCAL NEEDS, AND SUBMIT VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT OF THE DMC.

REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE MEETING INCLUDED OFFICERS FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS, URBAN SERVICES, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE FIRE SERVICES, RECREATION AND CULTURE, SOCIAL WELFARE, TRANSPORT, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, MARINE, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, HOUSING, LABOUR, AND HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTS.

CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT COVERS THE NORTHERN SECTION OF HONG KONG ISLAND, AS WELL AS THE MID-LEVELS AND PEAK RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

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