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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1985

ISLANDS DB MEMBERS GO ON AIR

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RESIDENTS OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO AIR THEIR IEWS TO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS IN THE COMING WEEKS WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT THEY SIMPLY HAVE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AT HOME.

STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE FRIDAYS, MEMBERS OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A PHONE-IN PROGRAMME TO ANSWER QUERIES AND DISCUSS MATTERS CONCERNING THE DISTRICT.

THE HOUR-LONG PROGRAMME, ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, WILL BE BROADCAST ́LIVE ON RADIO 1 (CHINESE CHANNEL) FROM 9 TO 10 PM EVERY FRIDAY. TOPICS OF PUBLIC INTEREST, RANGING FROM SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, WILL BE DISCUSSED EACH WEEK.

CHAIRMAN OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, MR LAM WAI-KEUNG, SAID THAT THROUGH THE BROADCASTING MEDIUM, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE SOMEWHAT SCATTERED POPULATION OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT QUICKER AND MORE DIRECTLY.

+THE PROGRAMME WILL BE USEFUL IN REACHING RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE REMOTER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT, HE OBSERVED.

+ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT COVER EVERYTHING AND SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS DURING THE HOUR-LONG PROGRAMME, WE WILL CERTAINLY TRY OUR BEST TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AND, AS AND WHEN NECESSARY, TO ENSURE THAT FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS ARE PROMPTLY TAKEN.

+WE HOPE THAT THE PROGRAMME WILL HELP BRING HOME THE MESSAGE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO THE ISLANDERS, + HE ADDED.

MR LAM URGED RESIDENTS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE PROGRAMME BY CALLING 3-384711 OR TUNING IN TO RADIO 1 (MW783KHZ) OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG DURING THE BROADCAST.

THE TOPICS AND DATES OF THE PHONE-IN PROGRAMMES ARE: ISLANDS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN GENERAL (AUGUST 9), TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION (AUGUST 16), ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS (AUGUST 23), CULTURE AND RECREATION (AUGUST 30) AND SOCIAL SERVICES (SEPTEMBER 6).

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