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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1985

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UC SEEKS DB VIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICES

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THE URBAN COUNCIL HELD A MEETING WITH THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND DISTRICT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SEEK THEIR VIEWS AS TO HOW THE COUNCIL CAN IMPROVE ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR HONG KONG ISLAND AS A WHOLE.

IN HIS WELCOMING ADDRESS, THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN,

MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, SAIDI +THIS FIRST ISLAND REGION GET-TOGETHER IS PART OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S ON-GOING EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE GOODWILL AND VALUABLE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER FACILITIES AND IMPROVE THE LIFE-STYLE OF THE PUBLIC.

+SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FOUR DISTRICT BOARDS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS BEEN STRENGTHENING ITS TIES WITH EACH DISTRICT BOARD AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE CLOSE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION WHICH EACH DISTRICT BOARD HAS GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL.

MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE COUNCIL WELCOMED CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNCIL'S PROJECTS SUCH AS MARKET COMPLEXES, GAMES HALLS, SWIMMING POOLS, COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRES, LIBRARIES AND PARKS.

HE THANKED THE DISTRICT BOARDS FOR JOINING THE COUNCIL IN ORGANISING DISTRICT CULTURAL, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION PROGRAMMES AND SUPPORTING THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO MAKE EACH DISTRICT A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER PLACE TO LIVE. HE HOPED THAT THIS CO-OPERATION WOULD GROW EVEN STRONGER IN THE FUTURE.

THE CHAIRPERSONS WHO ATTENDED TODAY'S MEETING INCLUDED MR VINCENT KO (CENTRAL AND WESTERN), MRS PEGGY LAM (WAN CHAI), MR SHUM CHOI-SANG (EASTERN) AND MR JASPER LAM (SOUTHERN).

ALSO PRESENT WERE A NUMBER OF URBAN COUNCILLORS SITTING ON THE FOUR HK ISLAND DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR P.J. WILLIAMSON, AND THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI.

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