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SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1986

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLANS FOR MONG KOK

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THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD HAS DRAWN UP A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OUTLINING THE DISTRICT'S MAJOR PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMMES FOR THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR,

FOLLOWING RECENT DISCUSSIONS, BOARD MEMBERS AGREED TO EMBARK ON A SERIES OF PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE DISTRICT.

OVER THE YEARS THE DISTRICT LACKED A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE ZONING PLAN AND SITES WERE NOT SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOPED. THE BOARD FOUND THAT THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES WAS PARTICULARLY INADEQUATE TO MEET DEMANDS.

BOARD MEMBERS LEARNED THAT AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MONG KOK WAS BEING DRAFTED AND THEY HOPED PART OF THE PLAN COULD BE MADE KNOWN TO THE BOARD BEFORE ITS RELEASE, SO THAT A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP COULD BE SET UP TO STUDY THE PLAN AND TO GATHER RESIDENTS' VIEWS ABOUT VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS.

MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MANAGEMENT HAD LONG BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE DISTRICT AND THE BOARD LOOKED FORWARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM. MEANWHILE, THE BOARD'S MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MANAGEMENT (PILOT SCHEME) WORKING GROUP WOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE UPGRADING OF THE STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS AND HYGIENE IN SOME PROBLEMATIC PRIVATE BUILDINGS.

IN THE COMING YEAR, THE BOARD WOULD RESPOND TO THE GOVERNMENT'S CALL TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION UNDER A SCHEME BEING CO-ORDINATED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION,

MEMBERS WOULD CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE LINKS WITH THE PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS' ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND THE OWNERS' CORPORATIONS. THROUGH THEIR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE GRASSROOT BODIES, BOARD MEMBERS COULD EXPLAIN THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE STRUCTURE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO THE PUBLIC. AND AT THE SAME TIME EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THEIR CIVIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

TO FOLLOW UP ON THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY ON THE EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS ON YOUNG PEOPLE, THE BOARD WOULD CONTINUE TO URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS PROPOSED IN THE SURVEY REPORT.

ON PREVENTION, THE BOARD WOULD LAUNCH A LARGE-SCALE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL INTERESTED BODIES. THE BOARD WOULD ORGANISE SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS TO IMPART A CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS SEX EDUCATION.

THE BOARD WOULD ALSO CARRY OUT REGULAR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND CONTINUE THE SCHEME OF SUBSIDISING LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS TO ORGANISE WHOLESOME ACTIVITIES SO THAT MORE RESIDENTS COULD BENEFIT.

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