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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1983

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+A RESIDENT HANDBOOK IS THEREFORE PUBLISHED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD THE MINUTE THEY DECIDE TO MOVE INTO TUEN MUN, HE SAID.

HE SAID BRIEFINGS ON THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LIFE IN THE NEW TOWN WERE ALSO GIVEN TO NEW RESIDENTS BY STAFF OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.

+COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS FOR ACTION, AND EVERYTHING IS DONE TO ENSURE THAT THE 'CUSTOMERS' ARE SATISFIED, HE ADDED,

MR FUNG WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING RESIDENTS IN FORMING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS IN NEW RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

THERE ARE NOW OVER 60 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES MAINLY IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND 23 OWNERS CORPORATIONS IN TUEN MUN, SERVING MORE THAN 160 000 RESIDENTS.

+ IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO ASSESS OUR ACHIEVEMENT IN ABSOLUTE TERMS, BUT COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS CAN ONLY BE FELT BY THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES.

+HOWEVER, I AM CONFIDENT TO SAY HERE AND NOW THAT WE ARE HEADING FOR THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND NOT FAR FROM ACHIEVING WHAT WE HAVE SET OUT TO DO, HE ADDED.

HONG KONG TO JOIN PACIFIC WATER SUPPLY TALKS

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A REPRESENTATIVE FROM HONG KONG WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE FOURTH ASIAN PACIFIC REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY CONFERENCE (ASPAC-RWSC) IN DJAKARTA IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR.

THIS DECISION WAS MADE KNOWN BY MR LAU JONG-MING, ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, TO MR 1.H. RAZAK MANAN, CHAIRMAN OF ASPAC-RWSC, WHO WAS VISITING HONG KONG RECENTLY

THE CONFERENCE, SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, WILL DEAL WITH THE THEME +MASS PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES+.

DURING HIS VISIT, MR RAZAK MANAN WAS BRIEFED BY MR LAU ON WATERWORKS INSTALLATIONS IN HONG KONG. MR RAZAK MANAN, WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE INDONESIAN WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, EXPRESSED KEEN INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S +IMPRESSIVE RESERVOIRS IN THE SEA PROJECTS+.

HE ALSO PRESENTED THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WITH A SOUVENIR WELCOMING HONG KONG TO THE CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS A PLAQUE AS A MEMENTO.

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