SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1986
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ROLE OF DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AFFIRMED
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DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE AND GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEM WILL FURTHER PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
OPENING A SEMINAR AIMED AT ENHANCING COMMUNICATIONS AND WORK ING RELATIONS AMONG LOCAL BODIES IN KWUN TONG, MR CHAU SAID IT WAS HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN ATTENDING DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS THAT SUCH BODIES PLAYED AN EFFECTIVE ROLE IN REFLECTING LOCAL OPINION, IMPROVING DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND PROMOTING LOCAL ACTIVITIES.
*AT THE SAME TIME, DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE ALWAYS DISCUSSED AND REFLECTED VIEWS FROM AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, + HE ADDED.
+FROM THIS, WE CAN SEE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAVE A DEFINITE ROLE IN REFLECTING GRASSROOTS OPINIONS AND HANDLING LOCAL PROBLEMS,+ MR CHAU SA ID.
SPEAKING TO THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE END OF THE SEMINAR, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK, SAID MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S POPULATION LIVED IN BUILDINGS SERVED BY OWNERS' CORPORATIONS OR MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
HE SAID A WORKING PARTY IN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITOTIES ADMINISTRATION HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED A REVIEW OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS.
MR MAK SAID THE REVIEW HAD CONCLUDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY AREA COMMITTEES AND THE PRACTICE THAT THEY COULD RECEIVE SPONSORSHIP FROM DISTRICT BOARDS SHOULD CONTINUE.
HE ALSO SAID TUE WORKING PERTY HAD RECOMMENDED WAYS TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND SALARY OF PART-TIME COMMUNITY ORGANISERS.
ABOUT 300 REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING AREA COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES TOOK PART IN THE SEMINAR WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.
A SIMILAR SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED LAST YEAR BY THE DISTRICT BOARD TO EXAMINE THE RELATION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTEES,
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