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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1986

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KAIFONGS URGED TO SUPPORT DISTRICT FESTIVAL

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THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE, TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS TO GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO THE COMING SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL.

HE SAID THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD MAKE USE OF THE CHANCE TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN THE FESTIVAL AS IT WOULD IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISH A SENSE OF BELONGING.

THE THEME OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL WAS +CIVIC EDUCATION+ WHICH MATCHED THE GOAL OF THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT, HE SAID.

SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THE SHAM SHUT PO KAIFONG FESTIVAL, WHICH ALSO INVOLVED A FEAST FOR THE ELDERLY, MR TSE EXPRESSED HIS EXPECTATIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS.

HE SAID HE HOPED THE ASSOCIATIONS COULD MAKE A GREATER EFFORT TOWARDS IMPROVING LIVING STANDARDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

+ IF THE RESIDENTS WHO SEEK ASSISTANCE CAN HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS SOLVED, THEY WILL FEEL THAT KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS DO CARE FOR THEM, AND THIS WILL ENHANCE THE IR SENSE OF BELONGING + HE EXPLAINED.

HE SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD ALSO HELP PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION BY ORGANISING CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS. SEMINARS AND TALKS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOULD BE HELD TO FOSTER RESIDENTS' CONCERN FOR SOCIETY.

REVIEWING THE WORK OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, MR TSE PRAISED THEM FOR THE IR SUCCESS IN RECRUITING MORE YOUNG PERSONS AND PROFESSIONALS AND FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANISING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS IN ARRANGING SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.

+SOME KAIFONG LEADERS WHO ARE ALSO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SET UP THEIR OWN OFFICES TO KEEP CLOSER CONTACT WITH RESIDENTS. AND, IN FACT, THE NUMBER OF CASES WHERE RESIDENTS TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MEET BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ALSO INCREASED, + HE SAID.

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