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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1981

EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS NAMED

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE HAS APPOINTED 20 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE FIRST TO BE SET UP ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

THE APPOINTED MEMBERS, COMING FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE INCLUDING EDUCATION, KAIFONGS, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY,

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, REPRESENT A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

ALSO SERVING ON THE BOARD WILL BE FOUR URBAN COUNCILLORS - MISS MARIA TAM, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, MR PETER P.F. CHAN AND DR KIM CHAM

AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM SIX GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (EASTERN).

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DENIS BRAY, WILL ADDRESS THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE BOARD ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 28) AT THE MANSION STREET YOUTH CENTRE IN MODEL LANE, NORTH POINT.

BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, AN EASTERN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (EDMC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO CO-ORDINATE GOVERNMENT SERVICES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT DISTRICT NEEDS ARE MET AND PROBLEMS RESOLVED AS SWIFTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.

THE EDMC, CHAIRED BY THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (EASTERN), COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS MOST CLOSELY CONCERNED WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT.

DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THE EDMC, WORKING THROUGH ITS THREE SUB-COMMITTEES, HAS ENDEAVOURED TO IDENTIFY DISTRICT NEEDS AND PROBLEMS AND INITIATED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIAISON SUB-COMMITTEE HAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ORGANISED A WIDE VARIETY OF DISTRICT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS AND MADE A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE HAS CONCENTRATED ON IDENTIFYING PROBLEM AREAS AND SUGGESTING IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES. IT HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND COMPILED A LIST OF VACANT CROWN LAND SITES AND MADE PROPOSALS FOR THEIR TEMPORARY USE.

THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SUB-COMMITTEE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, HAS LOOKED INTO ILLEGAL PARKING, NEW FERRY SERVICES, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ABANDONED VEHICLES, THE KING'S ROAD TRAFFIC PROBLEM, AND THE LARGE SCALE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR AND MTRC ISLAND LINE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

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