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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1985

DISTRICT BOARDS' VITAL ROLE STRESSED

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THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG WAS STRESSED TODAY BY YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JAMES WILSON.

+THE SUCCESS OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WILL DEPEND LARGELY ON HOW WELL PEOPLE'S VIEWS ARE REPRESENTED, AND DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN REFLECTING PUBLIC VIEWS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES, HE SAID.

MR WILSON WAS SPEAKING AT A FORUM INTRODUCING 32 CANDIDATES STANDING FOR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

+1985 MARKS AN IMPORTANT YEAR IN HONG KONG'S POLITICAL HISTORY AS THE TERRITORY TAKES A MAJOR STEP TOWARD ESTABLISHING A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT THAT IS ROOTED IN HONG KONG AND REFLECTS THE OPINIONS OF ITS PEOPLE, HE SAID.

+DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD HAS HELPED TO PROMOTE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY BY PUSHING FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS, HE ADDED.

MR WILSON SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD WAS REFLECTED IN THE LARGE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT, AND HE URGED ELECTORS TO GO TO THE POLLS ON MARCH 7.

THERE ARE 32 CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE 10 SEATS IN THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

SEMINAR FOCUSES ON POLLUTION

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AN ECOLOGY SEMINAR ON POLLUTION PROBLEMS WILL BE HELD AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S FIELD STUDIES CENTRE IN SAI KUNG ON APRIL 27.

THE SEMINAR AIMS AT ACQUAINTING PARTICIPANTS WITH THE ECOLOGICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED IN FIELD STUDIES.

THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR 40 BIOLOGY TEACHERS WHO WILL LEARN ABOUT THE RESOURCES AND FACILITIES AT THE CENTRE, AND THE TEACHING OF POLLUTION PROBLEMS.

DR WONG MING-HUNG OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER.

/TRE SEMINAB