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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1984

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS BASIS OF DEMOCRACY - NG

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DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS THE BASIS OF THE DEMOCRACTIC SYSTEM IN HONG KONG, THE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

AND THE LINK BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WOULD BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED UNDER PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED GREEN PAPER, HE ADDED.

MR NG WAS OFFICIATING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

HE SAID THAT CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE VARIOUS DISTRICT BOARDS TO THE IR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS WERE EVIDENT TO ALL PEOPLE.

TAKING YUEN LONG AS AN EXAMPLE, HE SAID THE BOARD HAD SPENT MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENT.

+CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE ON MATTERS CONCERNING TRANSPORT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SOCIAL SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

+THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF ABOVE THE TAI TONG ROAD MINI-BUS TERMINAL AND THE ORGANISATION OF THE YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL ARE OTHER EXAMPLES OF THE BOARD'S ACHIEVEMENT. +

STRESSING THAT DISTRICT BOARDS NEEDED EVERY SUPPORT, MR NG URGED LOCAL RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.

+AND THIS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED UP BY GOING TO THE POLLS DURING NEXT YEAR'S DB ELECTIONS TO SELECT THE CANDIDATES OF THE IR CHOICE,+ HE SAID.

+THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED CAN SHOW THE IR SUPPORT BY ENCOURAGING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO

REGISTER.+

MR NG ALSO PRAISED THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING SPORTS ACTIVITIES BY ORGANISING, OR PARTICIPATING IN, INTER- DISTRICT AND TERRITORY-WIDE COMPETITIONS.

THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON, PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT TO THE NEW OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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