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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1986

+ THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ARE COMPATIBLE PARTNERS WORKING HAND IN HAND TO MANAGE THE DISTRICT,+ SHE SAID.

+ THE DISTRICT BOARD REFLECTS RESIDENTS' VIEWS TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WHILE THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SOLICITS RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES THROUGH THE DISTRICT BOARD, + SHE ADDED,

MRS FUNG SAID AREA COMMITTEES HAD AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN GATHERING VIEWS FOR THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY VIEWS FROM BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS.

AREA COMMITTEES COMPRISED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL BODIES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS AND WERE VITAL COMMUNICATION LINKS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE RESIDENTS.

SHE SAID THE TAI KOK TSUI AREA COMMITTEE HAD BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN REFLECTING PUBLIC VIEWS.

THE COMMITTEE HAD EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT VARIOUS LOCAL ISSUES, INCLUDING ERECTION OF BUS STOP SHELTERS, PROVISION OF LORRY PARKING SPACES, PROPOSALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TAI KOK TSUI TEMPORARY MARKET. THE GOVERNMENT'S DOCUMENT ON THE TRIAD PROBLEM HAD ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES PROMOTE CARE FOR COMMUNITY

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THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTED TODAY (SATURDAY) WITH AN EXHIBITION ON THE LIFE OF THE DEAF+ AT THE HENNESSY ROAD PLAYGROUND AND A TRAM PARADE IN THE DISTRICT.

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID THE CENTRAL THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WAS +CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING TO KNOW IT BETTER+.

HE SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THROUGH THE ORGANISING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN SUMMER ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND TO TAKE PART MORE ACTIVELY IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

HE SAID THAT MOST OF THE 130 ACTIVITIES UNDER THE DISTRICT'S PROGRAMME HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE THE CENTRAL THEME, APART FROM THE RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS.

THESE INCLUDED