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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1987

IN ADDITION, THE BOARD WILL ORGANISE TWO SEMINARS ON THE GREEN PAPER UNDER THE BANNER OF CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THIS WEEKEND.

THE SEMINARS FOR THE TIN WA! AND SHEK PA: WAN ARKAS WILI. BE HELD AT ST. PETER'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ON SATURDAY ·AUGUST 22) AND WAH FU COMMUNITY HALL ON SUNDAY BOTH SEMINARS WILI START AT 2.30 PM.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAT AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS' CORPORATIONS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND ΤΗΝ SEMINARS WHICH WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO OTHER RESIDENTS IN THE AREA

PROGRAMME OF THE SEMINARS INCLUDE A VIDEO PRESENTATION GREEN PAPER, GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND REPORTS BY PARTICIPANTS.

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TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO SPEAK UP THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALREADY HELD A NUMBER OF SPECIAL OPEN AIR MEET-THE-PUBLIC SESSIONS AND SEMINARS SINCE EARLY AUGUST IN SOME OF THE DISTRICT'S SIX CONSTITUENCIES.

TSUEN WAN DELEGATION TOURS 1.5. AND CANADA

A 12-MEMBER DELEGATION OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD IAS LEFT THE UNITED STATES FOR TORONTO ON THE FINAL LEG OF A ID-DAY NORTH AMERICA STUDY TOUR.

THE TOUR, FROM AUGUST 11 TO 21, IS GIVING THE BOARD MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE FIRST-HAND A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING RESIDENTS IN LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK AND TORONTO.

BOARD, MR

GROUP LEADER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT CHAU HOW-CHEN, SAID DURING THE VERY FULL PROGRAMME THE GROUP HAD A USEFUL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM U.S. LOCAL COUNCILS AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES ON TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING MATTERS.

WITH FIRST STOP LOS ANGELES, THF DELEGATION VISITED THE CITY'S AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THF AIR RESOURCES BOARD TO STUDY AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND SPENT AN AFTERNOON WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. BRIEFINGS COVERED TRAFFIC OPERATIONS IN THE CITY AND THE PLANNING OF AN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF RESPONDING TO INCREASING DEMAND LEVELS.

AS GREATER LOS ANGELES IS ROUGHLY THE SAME SIZE AR THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG, THE GROUP WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE GENERAL PROCEDURES AND METHODS FOR HANDLING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN SUCH A LARGE URBAN AREA.

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