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THUY

JULY 11, 1985

HE REFERRED TO THE THREE-TIER SYSTEM OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND SAID THE CREATION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN THE REGIONAL AREA COMPLETES A SYMMETRICAL ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY THE TWO COUNCILS WILL WORK SIDE BY SIDE TO SERVE THE CIVIC NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.+

MR CHEUNG SAID: +NATURALLY, BOTH THE RESIDENTS IN THE REGIONS AND WE WOULD BE MAKING INCESSANT COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE GOOD WORK OF THE TWO COUNCILS.

HE HOPED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPARISON WOULD BREED WELL- INTENTIONED COMPETITION AND CREATIVE IDEAS IN THE DELIVERY OF URBAN AND REGIONAL SERVICES.

IN REPLY, MR CHEONG-LEEN ASSURED THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL THAT THE URBAN COUNCIL WOULD GIVE ALL THE COOPERATION AND HELP IT COULD WHENEVER REQUESTED.

HE SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE SIMILAR NATURE OF THE SPHERES OF WORK, HE WAS CERTAIN THAT THE TWO COUNCILS SHARED THE COMMON GOAL OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

ALTHOUGH THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS STILL IN THE FORMATIVE STAGE, HE ADDED, HE WAS SURE IT WOULD QUICKLY SETTLE DOWN TO THE WIDE RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES IT FACED IN SERVING THE CIVIC NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

MR CHEONG-LEEN WAS CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WHITE PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL WOULD BE GIVEN MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK HAND IN HAND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

RESIDENTS URGED TO CALL AT BOARD OFFICES

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THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD SHOULD BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS NOW THAT ITS OFFICES ARE OPENED, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

+WHETHER THEY WANT TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON VARIOUS ISSUES, OR BRING OUR ATTENTION TO CERTAIN PROBLEMS, I HOPE RESIDENTS WILL COME FORWARD AND GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BOARD, + HE SAID.

+ IT IS ONLY WITH THE PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE THAT THE BOARD, AND IN FACT THE ENTIRE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, COULD FUNCTION PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY, + HE ADDED.

AR LAI