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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1984

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DB WORK ASSESSED

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A THREE-WEEK SURVEY HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO EVALUATE RESIDENTS' UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT

BOARD.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 1 000 HOUSEHOLDS HAS BEEN SELECTED, REPRESENTING ABOUT TWO PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE DISTRICT. IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL VISIT HOMES TO INTERVIEW FAMILIES.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE BOARD HAD DEVOTED A LOT OF EFFORT TO PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS SINCE IT WAS SET UP IN 1981.

+ IT IS TIME TO GAUGE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE WORK DONE BY THE BOARD AND TO IDENTIFY AREAS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL ATTENTION,+ HE SAID.

+THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE A VALUABLE INFORMATION TO HELP FUTURE PLANNING+.

THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE ANALYSED NEXT MONTH AND

A REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN AUGUST.

MISS GRACE YU, OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 5-540271, WILL ANSWER ANY ENQUIRIES DURING OFFICE HOURS.

LADY YOUDE OPENS CUHK RESEARCH FACILITY

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THE OPENING OF THE EAST BLOCK OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CENTRE MARKED ANOTHER STAGE IN THE UNIVERSITY'S PROGRAMME OF PROVIDING ACADEMIC RESEARCH FACILITIES, LADY YOUDE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

+ IT ALSO REFLECTS THE GOODWILL AND GENEROSITY OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SOCIETY, SHE SAID.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING, LADY YOUDE SAID THAT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN RESEARCH INTO CHINESE MEDICINE SINCE 1973 AND HAD GAINED MUCH RECOGNITION IN THIS FIELD.

REFERRING TO THE CHINESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTRE LOCATED ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS OF THE SIX-STOREY BUILDING, SHE SAID THE OPENING OF THE CENTRE WAS ANOTHER SYMBOL OF HONG KONG'S UNIQUE POSITION AS A MEETING PLACE OF THE CULTURES OF BOTH EAST AND WEST.

LADY YOUDE ALSO WELCOMED TO HONG KONG THE MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS ATTENDING THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHINESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS RESEARCH.

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