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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987

"BUT I AM PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CASES THIS YEAR WHEN RATHER MORE SEVERE SENTENCES HAVE BEEN AWARDED ON CONVICTION, OR ON APPEAL BY THE CROWN, SHE SAID.

SHE ADDED THAT A FINAL FOINT OF INTEREST WAS THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFIRENCE WHICH THE COMMISSION WOULD BE HOSTING IN HONG KONG FROM NOVEMBER 2 - 6 THIS YEAR AND WHICH BE WIDELY ATTENDED BY DELEGATES FROM OVERSEAS.

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WOULD

AS

[*]] 'I AM SURE THAT THE ICAC'S GROWING INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION A LEADER IN ITS FIELD WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY THAT OCCASION, SHE SAID.

LOCAL BODIES VALUABLE TO COMMUNITY

* * * *

COMMUNITY SPIRIT

COMMITTEES,

MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES LOCAL BODIES SUCH AS AREA

AN IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE ROLE IN AND OWNERS INCORPORATIONS PLAY

AND

CHANNEL OF PROVIDING TWO-WAY ENHANCING

AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, THE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SAID,

WAS

TOLD

TO

HE THE GOVERNMENT,

DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE

PART OF THE IMPROVE THE SITUATION AS THESE BODIES FORM AN ESSENTIAL

PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME AND HAVE ENHANCING A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS.

MR LIAO WAS RESPONDING TO COMMENTS BY

AREA

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS IN WINDING UP THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE FUNCTION AND WORK OF COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS INCORPORATIONS.

COMMITTEES AREA

AND

MUTUAL AID

COMMITTEES

WERE

INITIALLY

KONG CLEAN AND FIGHT REFERENCES WERE REVISED THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, HE

FORMED IN THE 1970'S TO SUPPORT THE KEEP HONG VIOLENT CRIME CAMPAIGNS, BUT THEIR TERMS OF WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID.

SINCE THEIR AFFECTING

MR LIAO SAID THE LOCAL BODIES HAD COME A LONG WAY INCEPTIONS AND NOW PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ADVISING ON MATTERS THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING THERE.

IN THEIR AREAS AND THOSE WORKING

/THEY HAD .***