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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1983

THE 10-WEEK CONDENSED COURSE, CONDUCTED BY THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, INCLUDED EIGHT WEEKS' THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING AS WELL AS TWO WEEKS' FIELD TRAINING IN THE HOSPITAL OF TAI LAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.

THE OFFICERS WILL BE POSTED TO HOSPITALS AND SICK BAYS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

KWUN TONG AND SHA TIN TO HOLD DB MEETINGS NEXT WEEK *****

THE PROPOSED ROAD AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM, TO BE BUILT IN KOWLOON BAY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WILL BE TABLED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY (MAY 23) AFTERNOON.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON A SURVEY ON STUDY-ROOM FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THE KWUN TONG HEADMASTERS CONFERENCE.

THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE AND MEMBERSHIP OF A WORKING GROUP ON THE KWUN TONG TOWN HALL.

BEFORE THE MEETING, THE HANG ON STREET MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT BANNERS TO THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN RECOGNITION OF THE IR HARD WORK DURING THE RECENT HANG ON STREET REAR LANE CLEARANCES.

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD WILL REVIEW THE MOBILE MEET-THE-PUBLIC SCHEME, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED EARLY THIS YEAR, AT ITS MEETING.

UNDER THE SCHEME, FIVE SATELLITE OFFICES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO MEET RESIDENTS IN THE MORE REMOTE AREAS OF THE NEW TOWN.

A NUMBER OF INFORMATION PAPERS WILL BE TABLED AT THE MEETING.

THEY COVER SUCH SUBJECTS AS THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE 1983 NEW TOWN POPULATION SURVEY, THE REVIEW OF HAWKER LICENCE AND PITCH FEES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE BOARD MEMBERS' VISIT TO SINGAPORE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER:

1) THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 2.15 PM ON MONDAY (MAY 23) IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S CONFERENCE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET; AND

(2) THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 9.30 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 25) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, SHA TIN.

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