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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987

CALL TO RECRUIT MORE LIAISON STAFF

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN URGED TO RECRUIT MORE LIAISON STAFF WITHIN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) TO STRENGTHEN ITS LINKS WITH AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS.

THE CALL WAS MADE BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS.

MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE CNTA HAD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BEEN SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF LIAISON STAFF WHO WERE TO KEEP IN CLOSE AND REGULAR CONTACT WITH THOSE COMMITTEES.

THE SITUATION WAS BECOMING EVEN MORE ACUTE IN VIEW OF TENDENCY FOR AREA COMMITTEES TO SET UP SUB-COMMITTEES AND CONTINUOUS PRESSURE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OWNERS CORPORATIONS IN NEW BUILDINGS, HE SAID.

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PARALLEL TO STRENGTHENING THE CNTA LIAISON STAFF. CHEONG-LEEN SAID MORE BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAMS SHOULD BE SET UP AT A FASTER RATE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT THEIR BUILDINGS.

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"AT PRESENT THERE ARE ONLY FOUR SUCH TEAMS AND I BELIEVE THE NUMBER SHOULD BE INCREASED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS FOR IMPROVED MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MANAGEMENT IN THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TOWNS,

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FURTHERMORE, HE THOUGHT THE TIME HAD COME FOR GOVERNMENT URGE ALL NEW MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS TO HAVE A MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OWNERS CORPORATION ESTABLISHED WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, FOR EXAMPLE AFTER A NEW BUILDING WAS MORE THAN HALF OCCUPIED.

MR CHEONG-LEEN NOTED THAT TODAY, AREA COMMITTEES WERE ACTIVE BODIES VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN LOCAL PROBLEMS AND THEY ACTED AS A VALUABLE BRIDGE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND RESIDENTS LIVING WITHIN THE AREA.

HE ADDED THAT MANY AREA COMMITTEES WERE RECEIVING PROJECT FUNDS OR JOINT CO-OPERATION FROM BOTH THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR THEIR PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELDS OF RECREATION, ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

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CO-ORDINATED BY CNTA," HE SAID.

SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED AND CLOSELY

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS HAD BEEN PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN TAKING CARE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ISSUES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.

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