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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1987

LBO KWAN HEADS NEW CONTA TEAM

FOR THE

THE NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY

NEW TERRITORIES (SPECIAL DUTIES) OF THE CITY AND NRW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR LEO KWAN, TOOK UP OFFICE

ON NOVEMBER 5, A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SECONDED TO THE INDEPENDENT SURVEY OFFICE AS ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. BEFORE THAT HB WAS THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHA TIN.

MR KWAN WILL BE ŘESPONSIBLE FOR CO-ORDINATING ALL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN THR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME FOLLOWING THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE WASTE DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

HE WILL ALSO CHAIR A CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL WHICH WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF RELEVANT GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS AND FARMERS' REPRESENTATIVES.

"THIS COMMITTEE WILL SERVE AS A FORMAL COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND LIVESTOCK FARMERS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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MR KWAN IS NOW STUDYING DIFFERENT ASPECTS RELATED ΤΟ THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME AND IS PLANNING HIS WORK SCHEDULE.

SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF CULTURAL FACILITIES

HONG KONG IS NOW TAKING ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE A9 AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL CENTRE IN THE REGION, THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR A.K. CHUI, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

EXPLAINING THE

ORGANISATION AND ROLE OF HIS BRANCH AT A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION, MR CHUI SAID THE GOVERNMENT'8 POLICY WAS TO PROMOTE APPRECIATION OF, AND PARTICIPATION IN, CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.

"THIS POLICY EMPHASISES THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL TALENT AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING COMPANIES AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN PERFORM, HE SAID.

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OVER THE LAST DECADE THERE HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION SUCH FACILITIES, HE SAID, NEW CONCERT HALLS AND THEATRES, INCLUDING NEW TOWN HALLS IN TSUEN WAN, SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN, HAD BEEN PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO COUNCILS.

MUNICIPAL

"IN ADDITION,