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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1981

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TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF FAULTY CONSUMER ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS POWERED BY MAINS SUPPLY BEING EXPORTED, THE TICD HAD ESTABLISHED AN EXPORT LICENSING CONTROL SCHEME FOR THESE GOODS, MR PURVES SAID.

+CENTRAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THIS SCHEME, HOWEVER, ARE TWO THINGS. FIRST, AN AWARENESS BY HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS OF, AND, SECONDLY, THE AVAILABILITY OF TESTING SERVICES FOR THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED FOR THE SCHEME.

+SINCE THESE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS CLOSELY FOLLOW RELATED BSI STANDARDS. IT IS ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE THAT HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS SHOULD WIDEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THEM BY MEANS OF THIS SEMINAR,+ CONCLUDED MR PURVES.

SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD INAUGURATED

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THE SHAM SHU! PO DISTRICT BOARD, THE THIRD ONE FORMED IN THE URBAN AREA, WAS INAUGURATED TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT ITS FIRST MEETING THIS AFTERNOON, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DENIS BRAY, STRESSED THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS ARE NOT A COSMETIC, BUT ARE AIMED AT ENABLING GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

THE BOARD COMPRISES 25 MEMBERS SEVEN EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS, TWO URBAN COUNCILLORS AND 16 APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, COMING FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF SOCIETY.

DURING THE MEETING, THE BOARD APPOINTED THREE COMMITTEES: ENVIRONMENT, TRAFFIC AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, IT ALSO DISCUSSED PLANS FOR THE USE OF THE $500 000 BUDGET AS WELL AS RELATIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL BODIES.

AS PART OF ITS OTHER ACTIVITIES, THE BOARD ALSO DECIDED TO ORGANISE A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY PROJECT IN THE FORM OF A FESTIVAL TO BE HELD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 21 AND DECEMBER 20. THE PROJECT WILL BE THE LARGEST COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAMME EVER LAUNCHED IN THE DISTRICT AND WILL INCLUDE A SERIES OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES TO CATER TO THE TASTES OF ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, FROM THE ABLE-BODIED TO THE HANDICAPPED, FROM THE YOUNG TO THE ELDERLY AND FROM STUDENTS TO INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.

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