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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 193+

OPEN FORUM FOR EASTERN RESIDENTS

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EASTERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AN OPEN FORUM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 5) AFTERNOON.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE EASTERN DISTRICT FORUM IS AIMED AT PUBLICISING NEXT YEAR'S DB ELECTIONS AND ENABLING RESIDENTS TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

SPEAKERS ON THE PANEL WILL INCLUDE THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR LUI HAU-TUEN; DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MADAM ANITA CHAN, MR CHOI WING-ON AND MR WONG TIN-JOE; AND THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

THEY WILL TALK ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MATTERS. MEDICAL SERVICES, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, AND THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING EFFORTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO SQUATTER VILLAGES IN THE DISTRICT.

THE 90-MINUTE FORUM WILL START AT 3 PM AT THE PAVILION IN VICTORIA PARK. IT WILL BE RECORDED AND BROADCAST ON RTHK RADIO | AT 8 AM THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY (AUGUST 11).

EASTERN IS THE FIFTH DISTRICT TO HOLD THE FORUM. THE OTHER 13 DISTRICTS WILL HOLD SIMILAR FORUMS ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAYS UNTIL EARLY NOVEMBER.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT FORUM TO BE HELD AT 3 PM ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 4) AT THE PAVILION IN VICTORIA PARK.

WORK ON ARTS COUNCIL UNDER WAY

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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE IS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS TO FORM AN ARTS COUNCIL TO PROMOTE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

+STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS, AND ANYONE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT ARE WELCOME, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

+THE AIMS OF HAVING A COUNCIL ARE TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE DISTRICT AND TO STRENGTHEN THE TIES BETWEEN LOCAL ARTS OR CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT.+

HE SAID THERE WOULD BE NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERSHIPS COULD BE FOR GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS.

/INTERESTED PARTIES