SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1983
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+FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THIS AREA, SUCH AS MEDICAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, TRANSPORT AND SOCIAL WELFARE, ARE ALREADY UP TO A CERTAIN STANDARD, AND THESE ARE STILL BEING IMPROVED FROM TIME TO TIME TO PROVIDE ÉVEN BETTER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC,+ SHE SAID.
MISS CHUNG ALSO POINTED OUT THAT PREVIOUS TSUEN WAN EAST AREA DAYS HAD BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY THE RESIDENTS.
THESE EVENTS HAD BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
+THEREFORE, THIS YEAR, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $25 000 TO FUND THE AREA DAY, SHE SAID.
+THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE A CHILDREN FUN DAY, A DANCING NIGHT, GAMES STALLS, A LAUNCH PICNIC, A DAY CAMP, A CANTONESE OPERA, A VARIETY SHOW, A QUIZ AND A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION.+
PLANNING OFFICER TO ATTEND UNESCO SEMINAR *****
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PLANNING) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MR ARTHUR CHAN, WILL ATTEND A SEMINAR, SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION (UNESCO), IN MANILA NEXT WEEK.
THE SEMINAR, FROM DECEMBER 5-9,
FROM DECEMBER 5-9, IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA.
IT WILL LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
THE OBJECTIVE IS TO LIST PROBLEMS ENCOUTERED IN TRYING TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND TRANSFER AND DIFFUSE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL AREAS.
IT WILL SUGGEST WAYS AND MEANS OF OVERCOMING THESE PROBLEMS. PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING THE SEMINAR ARE SELECTED AND SPONSORED
BY UNESCO.
MR CHAN WILL PRESENT A CASE STUDY ON AGRICULTURAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AT THE SEMINAR.
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