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MONDAY, MAY 9, 1983

THE STAFF WOULD ALSO CONTACT THOSE WHO HAD OPTED TO WIND UP THE IR OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO ARRANGE PAYMENT OF EXTINGUISHMENT ALLOWANCE, HE SAID.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WHOLE IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.

+THE LOCAL MARINE FISH CULTURE INDUSTRY HAS A HIGH DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL. GIVEN THE APPORPRIATE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND THE SUITABLE CULTURE ENVIRONMENT, THE INDUSTRY IS SURE TO PROSPER,+ MR CHEUNG SAID.

IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL SUPPORT IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS STRESSED

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THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS WAS STRESSED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR ADOLF HSU, TONIGHT (MONDAY).

MR HSU WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER PARTY GIVEN BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN HONOUR OF FOUR PERSONS WHO WERE DECORATED WITH THE BADGE OF HONOUR FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE FOUR ARE MR CHAN TIN-SUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE TSING YE RURAL COMMITTEE: MR TUNG HONG-YING, AN INDUSTRIAL IST: MR WONG DAI-HEI, A FISHERMEN'S REPRESENTATIVE; AND MR HO CHERK-HUNG, REPRESENTATIVE OF MUK MIN HA VILLAGE.

MR HSU SAID THAT LOCAL SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION WERE THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN COMMUNITY BUILDING. THE WILLINGNESS OF THE FOUR PERSONS TO PUT ASIDE THEIR OWN WORK, AND TO SACRIFICE THE IR REST TIME TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WAS HIGHLY ADMIRABLE, HE SAID.

+THERE ARE MANY FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN TSUEN WAN HE SAID.

+FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE NOW CELEBRATING THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL AND THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE DRAGON BOAT RACE, THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, THE SPORTS FESTIVAL, THE ARTS FESTIVAL, AND ALSO THE ANTI-NARCOTICS AND ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS.

*ALL THESE ACTIVITIES, BE THEY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, NEED A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORKERS TO SHARE THE WORK, AND NEED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN CASES WHERE FUNDS ARE INSUFFICIENT.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE DINNER PARTY WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER (TSVEN WAN), MISS ELAINE CHUNG, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER (TSING YI), MR TAM WING-PONG.

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