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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14,

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BOARD CHAIRMEN REMINDED OF IMPORTANT MISSION

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DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH AN IMPORTANT MISSION TO LEAD FELLOW MEMBERS TO WORK FOR THE WELFARE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

FULL CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY WAS INDICATED BY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ELECTED BY FELLOW MEMBERS, HE SAID.

+THE RE-CONSTITUTED DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE ACHIEVED IMPRESSIVE RESULTS IN IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND IN GAUGING PUBLIC OPINION ON LOCAL AND TERRITORY-WIDE MATTERS.

+SUCH ACHIEVEMENTS DO NOT ONLY REPRESENT THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM, BUT ARE ALSO THE RESULTS OF DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN'S HARD WORK, HE SAID.

MR LIAO WAS ADDDRESSING CHAIRMEN OF 19 DISTRICT BOARDS AT TODAY'S SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING CENTRE AND THE WILSON LEARNING CORPORATION-ASIA.

THE SEMINAR ENABLED ALL DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN TO MEET AD DISCUSS THE RUNNING OF MEETINGS AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR LEADERSHIP.

+1 HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU WOULD MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR THOUGHTS AND SHARE YOUR OPINIONS, + MR LIAO SAID.

TODAY'S PROGRAMME INCLUDED AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE CHAIRMANSHIP AS EXEMPLIFIED BY A VIDEO-TAPED MOCK MEETING AND PRACTICES ON HOW TO CONDUCT MEETINGS AND MANAGE ATTENDANTS.

THERE WAS ALSO A REVIEW DISCUSSION AMONG THE CHAIRMEN, DISTRICT OFFICERS AND CNTA REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR.

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