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TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1985

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PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL TO HOLD FIRST MEETING

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THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE ROOM, AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION.

THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, WILL DELIVER THEIR INAUGURAL SPEECHES TO THE 24-MEMBER BODY, WHICH OFFICIALLY CAME INTO BEING ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

THE INAUGURAL SESSION WILL BE LARGELY DEVOTED TO DISCUSSING A TIMETABLE OF MEETINGS AND THE IR AGENDAS FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY TO JULY. MEETINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HELD EVERY FORTNIGHT DURING THIS INITIAL INDUCTION PERIOD, TO ENABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GET TO KNOW THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINANCE, WITH THE JOB OF ADVISING THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE PROVISION OF A WIDE RANGE OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS. ITS OTHER MAJOR TASK IS TO ADVISE ON THE SETTING UP OF THE FULL REGIONAL COUNCIL WITH FINANCIAL AUTONOMY NEXT APRIL.

SO FAR, 21 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN NAMED - THE REMAINING THREE WILL BE APPOINTED BEFORE THE END OF MAY FROM AMONG HEUNG YEE KUK MEMBERS.

EPCOM GETS REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE FIRST MEETING OF ITS AD HOC WORKING GROUP SET UP TO LOOK INTO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

THE WORKING GROUP, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY PROFESSOR BRIAN MORTON OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY, HAS HAD PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON THE EXISTING SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR GRADUATES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.

GREATER INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS IN PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND THE HOLDING OF SEMINARS FOR LEADING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE TWO OTHER ISSUES WHICH THE WORKING GROUP HAS IDENTIFIED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

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