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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1987
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ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE SURVEY ON TUEN MUN RESIDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR YAU SAID THE SURVEY TO FIND OUT RESIDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR CONSTITUENCY AND RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS AND THE STRUCTURE AND WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. IT ALSO SOUGHT TO ASCERTAIN THEIR VIEWS ON WHETHER THE DISTRICT BOARD WAS ABLE TO SOLVE DISTRICT PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF RESIDENTS' PARTICIPATION IN VOTER REGISTRATION AND DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
A WORKING GROUP COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A SOCIAL WORKER AND SEVERAL POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS BEGAN THE SURVEY IN JULY. A REPORT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AND WILL BE TABLED AT THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.
FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE FORM OF RANDOM STREET INTERVIEWS BETWEEN JULY 27 AND AUGUST 7. AS A RESULT, 898 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE COMPLETED.
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ALTHOUGH THERE WERE RESIDENTS' ORGANISATIONS IN MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS' AREAS, ONLY 30 PER CENT OF THEM PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THESE ORGANISATIONS AND ONLY 20 PER CENT PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR YAU
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"ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF THE INTERVIEWEES WERB REGISTERED ELECTORS AND 80 PER CENT OF THEM VOTED IN THE LAST DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS," HE CONTINUED.
WHEN ASKED WHETHER THE DISTRICT BOARD WAS AN EFFECTIVE BODY IN SOLVING LOCAL PROBLEMS, 75 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS THOUGHT THAT THERE HAD BEEN IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL PROBLEMS AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
AS FOR URGENT PROBLEMS IN THE DISTRICT, TRANSPORT AND EDUCATION WERE THE TWO PROBLEMS MOST MENTIONED.
TALKING ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT, MR YAU SAID THAT PUBLICITY ON DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, NAMES OF CONSTITUENCIES, FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY DISTRICT BOARD SHOULD BE STEPPED UP. CIVIC EDUCATION SHOULD ALSO BE STRENGTHENED TO ENCOURAGE VOTER REGISTRATION.
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