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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1986

BOWEN LEUNG NAMED AS DEPUTY SDA

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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL BECOME DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION EARLY NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR, SUBJECT TO THE FORMAL CREATION OF THE POST, A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (GENERAL), MR C.M. LEUNG, WILL TAKE UP THE DUTIES OF THE DSDA POST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT UNTIL MR BOWEN LEUNG ASSUMES DUTY.

MR C.M. LEUNG IS FILLING AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B POST WHICH WAS REDEPLOYED FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES REGION TO CNTA HEADQUARTERS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPLIT OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT IN SEPTEMBER.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE CREATION OF THE DSDA POST WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING WORKLOAD AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS.

DSDA WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPERVISION OF THE FIVE OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN CNTA HEADQUARTERS AND FOR ASSISTING THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN THE FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES RELATING TO THE OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

+ THE DSDA WILL ALSO MONITOR AND, WHERE NECESSARY, CO-ORDINATE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND POLITICAL INTERFACE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+HE WILL ALSO CO-ORDINATE POLICY AND IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO THE TWO REGIONAL SECRETARIES,+ HẸ ADDED.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT AREA OF HIS WORK IS THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS RELATING TO THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

HE HAS ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF REVIEWING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE OPERATION OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND IN THE OVERALL CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

+ THE DSDA WILL BE ASSISTING THE SDA IN THE FORMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, YOUTH MATTERS, CIVIC EDUCATION OUTSIDE SCHOOLS AND TRADITIONAL MATTERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+HE WILL ALSO GUIDE AND SUPERVISE THE OVERALL SYSTEM OF COLLECTING, COLLATING AND ASSESSING COMMUNITY INFORMATION AS WELL AS PUBLIC REACTIONS TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS,+ HE ADDED.

THE SUCCESSOR TO MR BOWEN LEUNG WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.

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