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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1986

FIRST CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTRE TO OPEN

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THE FIRST DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTRE WILL BE OPENED ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 1) IN EASTERN DISTRICT.

THE CENTRE, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HING WAH COMMUNITY CENTRE, CHAI WAN, HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID SETTING UP THE CENTRE WOULD HELP TO IMPLEMENT THE OBJECTIVES LAID DOWN BY THE COMMITTEE ON PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

+THESE AIMS ARE TO FOSTER THE PUBLIC'S SENSE OF CONCERN ABOUT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY AND TO HELP THE PUBLIC TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO HONG KONG SO THAT THEY WILL WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY, HE SAID,

PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG YEARBOOK, DEPARTMENTAL ANNUAL REPORTS, WHITE PAPERS, GREEN PAPERS, CONSULTATIVE PAPERS, REPORTS, DISTRICT BOARDS PUBLICATIONS AND MAGAZINES WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR VISITORS' REFERENCE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE HAD COMPILED A SET OF SIMULATED DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MANAGEMENT GAMES WITH INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE VIEWS OF BOARD MEMBERS IN DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES.

BASED ON THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD DISCUSS AN ISSUE IN THE DISTRICT IN THE FORM OF ROLE-PLAY AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD EXPLAIN THE ACTUAL WORK OF THE BOARD.

OTHER RESOURCE MATERIALS IN THE CENTRE INCLUDE VIDEO TAPES, SLIDES, MINUTES OF EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS, DAILY INFORMATION BULLETINS AND DISCUSSION PAPERS OF LEGCO MEETINGS.

THE CENTRE WILL OPEN EVERY TUESDAY TO SUNDAY FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM AND FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM,

SCHOOLS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ARE WELCOME TO BORROW THE SIMULATED DB MEETING MANAGEMENT GAMES AND VIDEO TAPES BY BLOCK BOOKING.

/OFFICIATING