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SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1985

+ THE SERVICE, WHICH COMES UNDER THE 'MY SUGGESTION TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD' SCHEME, IS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATIONS WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE MORE REMOTE PARTS OF THE DISTRICT, SUCH AS THE BAYS AREA, STANLEY AND SHEK 0,+ HE SAID.

+SINCE THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN 1983, MORE THAN 500 POSTGRAMMES WERE RECEIVED, HE ADDED.

+A RECENT ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHEME SHOWED THAT IT DOES HELP THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN IDENTIFYING PROBLEM AREAS AND TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES WITH WHICH RESIDENTS ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT, HE SAID.

THE POSTGRAMMES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES, POST OFFICES, A FEW SELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICES, THE AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY HALL, MAJOR BANKS, RESTAURANTS, PETROL FILLING STATIONS AND SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

NINE QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN LEGCO ******

HON MRS SELINA CHOW WILL ASK THE GOVERNMENT WHETHER IT IS AWARE THAT A PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE MEDIA COUNCIL HAS BEEN FORMED UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF JUSTICE SIMON LI AND IF SO WHAT IS ITS POSITION IN THIS MATTER.

FRS CHOW'S IS ONE OF NINE QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED BY THE UNOFFICIALS AT A MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 12).

MRS CHOW ALSO WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY FILIPINO DOMESTIC HELPERS ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN HONG KONG; WHAT HAS BEEN THE RATE OF INCREASE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS; AND ARE THEY PREVENTED BY THEIR TERMS OF CONTRACT FROM CHANGING EMPLOYERS DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD AND IF SO HOW IS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CONDITION ENFORCED?

HON ALEX WU WILL QUESTION WHEN A DECISION WILL BE TAKEN ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHINESE LANGUAGE FOUNDATION SUBMITTED IN MARCH 1982. AND IN PARTICULAR ON THE REPORT'S RECOMMENDATION CONCERN ING THE PUBLICATION OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS.

/ON HEALTH,