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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1983

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GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR PEKING

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR PEKING THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PART IN THE SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.

ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHÉNG.

COMMUNITY PRAISED FOR EFFORT

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THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN MANY AREAS AFFECTING THE LIVELIHOOD AND WELL-BEING OF ALL DISTRICTS THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

+THIS, I MUST SAY, IS DUE VERY MUCH TO THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND TO ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEVOTED SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORT IN IT, HE TOLD THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE IR BI-MONTHLY MEETING.

+THE PAST TWO YEARS HAD BEEN A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TIME FOR ALL OF US WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME AND GREATER PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN THEIR DISTRICT AFFAIRS, HE SAID.

HE SAID HE WAS PLEASED TO SEE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF WORK IN THE DISTRICTS.

IN WAN CHAI, FOR INSTANCE,

* THE RECENT DISTRICT FESTIVAL HAS SUCCEEDED IN CREATING A

GREATER SENSE OF DISTRICT IDENTITY AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS,

* THE FORMATION OF THE CONCERN FOR THE AGED WORKING GROUP

HAS IDENTIFIED THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE,

* DISCUSSIONS ARE IN HAND TO REMEDY THE SHORTFALL IN

COMMUNITY CENTRE FACILITIES,

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