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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1985

HE SAID THE SITE WAS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX HIGH-RISE BLOCKS WHICH UPON COMPLETION WOULD PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 1 347 MODERN FLATS.

+THESE NEW FLATS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO FAMILIES IN WANG TAU HOM AND NEARBY ESTATES AFFECTED IN LATER PHASES OF REDEVELOPMENT.+

WANG TAU HOM ESTATE IS ONE OF THE FOUR MARK 1/11 PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN CENTRAL KOWLOON BEING REDEVELOPED UNDER A COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY TRANSFORM THE DISTRICT INTO A MODERN URBAN COMMUNITY.

SO FAR IN THE ESTATE, THREE OLD BLOCKS HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH SEVEN NEW BLOCKS PROVIDING COMFORTABLE HOMES FOR ABOUT 10 000 PEOPLE.

THE POPULATION IN THE ESTATE HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 64 100 PEOPLE IN 1976 TO THE PRESENT 35 500 PEOPLE, THUS GREATLY RELIEVING OVERCROWDING.

SEMINAR FOR NEWLY ELECTED DB MEMBERS

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VETERANS AND NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) MET AT A SEMINAR TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SAID: THE SEMINAR IS A FAMILIARISATION AND AN ORIENTATION COURSE FOR THE NEWLY-ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HANDLE DISTRICT MATTERS.+

AT THE SEMINAR, A 30-MINUTE FILM ON +HOW TO CONDUCT A MORE PRODUCTIVE MEETING+ WAS SHOWN. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION LED BY THE CHIEF TRAINING OFFICER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE, MR CHAN WING-KWAL.

A TALK ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WAS GIVEN BY A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR LEUNG CHIN-MAN, WHO ALSO BRIEFED THEM ON THE FORMATION OF DISTRICT BOARDS, THE IR TERMS OF REFERENCE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOARDS AND DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS THE CHANNELS FOR COLLECTING VIEWS AND OPINIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS.

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