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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1984

DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, HE SAID DB MEMBERS RECEIVED OVER 1 500 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN 500 INTERVIEW SESSIONS.

AS ALL DISTRICT BOARDS PLACE CONSIDERABLE EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, A 'DISTRICT MANAGEMENT' TEAM COMPRISING AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OR A SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND SOME EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HAS BEEN SET UP TO CO-ORDINATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT WITHIN EACH DISTRICT.

+ IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS FALLING IN THE AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN ALL THE DISTRICTS TOTALS MORE THAN 500.+

BESIDES, THE SECRETARIATS ALSO ARRANGE VISITS AND FIELD INSPECTIONS BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AS PART OF THEIR ROUTINE DUTIES.

+ INEVITABLY, ALL SUCH WORK GENERATES A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF WRITTEN MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF MINUTES OF MEETINGS, REPORTS, PAMPHLETS AND PUBLICATIONS, HE SAID.

MR LAM ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF OTHER GROUPS OF OFFICERS, NAMELY CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS, CALLIGRAPHISTS, SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETERS AND INFORMATION OFFICERS.

HE SAID THEY PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN AIDING THAT PART OF DISTRICT BOARD WORK CONCERNED WITH ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BOTH INTERNALLY, BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS, AND EXTERNALLY, BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.+

PROCEDURAL IMPROVEMENTS ON POW BENEFITS BEING CONSIDERED

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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING PROCEDURAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH BENEFITS FOR WHICH FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR ARE ELIGIBLE.

THE WAR MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER DISCONTINUING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE OF INVESTIGATING THE FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF ELIGIBLE HONG KONG APPLICANTS AND THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

INVESTIGATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MADE IN RESPECT OF BENEFICIARIES RESIDENT OVERSEAS, AS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS VARY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY.

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