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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1986

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MR FAN KAM-PING, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT AT A MEETING EARLIER, MEMBERS DECIDED TO ADOPT A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.

INSTEAD OF HANDLING THEM IN AN INTERMITTENT AND PIECEMEAL BASIS, THE COMMITTEE HAD SET UP A VETTING SUB-COMMITTEE, WHICH WOULD MEET THREE TIMES A YEAR TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE APPLICATIONS, HE SAID.

+THIS WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT AND LABOUR-SAVING ARRANGEMENT, BUT WILL ALSO ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO HAVE AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE PROJECTS TO BE ORGANISED IN THE DISTRICT OVER A CERTAIN PERIOD, SO THAT IT CAN PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN COORDINATING THE ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ENSURING AN EVEN AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESOURCES, MR FAN ADDED.

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE VETTING SUB-COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 4.

MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS AND VARIOUS REGISTERED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY FOR DB FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT NON-PROFIT-MAKING ACTIVITIES.

APPLICATION FORMS AND DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 3-7204251 DURING OFFICE HOURS.

MAC'S HELP IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE

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CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS FROM OVER 150 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN TUEN MUN DISTRICT LEARNED MORE ABOUT DRUG ABUSE AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING,

THEY WERE ENTERTAINED TO AN ANTI-NARCOTICS SLIDE SHOW ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT HELD AT THE NEW TOWN CINEMA, TUEN MUN.

THE SHOW WAS ONE OF THE MANY ACTIVITIES OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.

IT WAS HOPED THAT THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE COMMITTEES, ON THE BASIS OF MUTUAL AID AND CONCERN FOR THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD, COULD BE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT DRUG PEDLARS AND TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES.

THE PAIGN