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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985

SPEAK ING AT THE 13TH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE SKH LAM WOO MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL, HE SAID, BESIDES JOINING EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS SHOULD LEARN MORE ABOUT LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM.

STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE THIS BY ATTENDING THE OPEN MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS, PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, URBAN COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID.

+THIS WILL ENABLE THEM TO DIRECTLY UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT, OPERATION AND LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, IN PREPARING THEMSELVES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN FUTURE.

+HONG KONG IS UNDERGOING A STAGE OF EVOLVEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELDS OF POLITICAL SYSTEM AND EDUCATION,+ MÁ NG SAID.

+THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT UNDER WHICH PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS SECTORS WILL BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES AND SERVICES,+ HE SAID.

DB MEMBERS VISIT KOWLOON CITY POLICE

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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON HAD A LOOK AT THE WORK OF THE POLICE DURING A VISIT TO THE KOWLOON CITY POLICE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IN HO MAN TIN.

THE VISIT WAS PART OF A PROGRAMME ARRANGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO FAMILIARISE MEMBERS WITH THE OPERATION OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

LED BY CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG, AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED BY POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR NG CHING-KWOK, AND SENIOR OFFICERS ON LAW AND ORDER IN THE DISTRICT.

MR NG TOLD MEMBERS THAT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SCHEME INTRODUCED IN THE DISTRICT LAST MONTH WAS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, SIX RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN LOK MAN ESTATE, OI MAN ESTATE HO MAN TIN ESTATE, WHAMPOA ESTATE, YIN ON STREET AND CHUN SIN MEI ESTATE WERE CHOSEN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHEME.

MR NG TOLD BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM RESIDENTS WAS ENCOURAGING AND MORE THAN 180 HOUSEHOLDS HAD AGREED TO PARTICIPATE. THE SCHEME WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER MORE BUILDINGS IN THE FUTURE.

BOARD MEMBERS