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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987
AT THE MOMENT, A TOTAL OF 1,286 OFFICE PREMISES, WHICH USUALLY OCCUPIED AN AREA BETWEEN 10 TO 15 SQUARE METRES, WERE PROVIDED то MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES FORMED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
"JUDGING FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I THINK THERE IS A CASE FOR THE PRESENT SPACE LIMIT OF 10-15 SQUARE METRES TO BR RELAXED TO CATER FOR MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WHICH SERVICE A RELATIVELY LARGER NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, SHE SAID.
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FINALLY, MRS NG GAVE HER SUPPORT TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO RECRUIT ADDITIONAL STAFF ΤΟ FILL EXISTING 92 TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS AND 103 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS VACANCIES, AND TO IMPROVE TRAINING FOR EXISTING LIAISON STAFF IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES TO AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS. SHE ALSO ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW THE SALARY SCALE OF TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REVISED FOR MANY YEARS.
EARLIER IN HER SPEECH, MRS NG SPOKE ABOUT THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES HAD MADE TOWARDS IMPROVING HONG KONG'S LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
SHE SAID AREA COMMITTEE WERE NOW ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN IDENTIFYING AND SOLVING LOCAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS IN PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES.
MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, ON
THE OTHER HAND, WERE PLAYING AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING BY FOSTERING A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL CARE IN EACH NEIGHBOURHOOD, SHE ADDED.
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