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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1988

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AFTER ACTIVELY PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION FOR TWO YEARS, OBSERVED THAT QUITE A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN ORGANISED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, SHE SAID.

THE NEWSLETTER WOULD SERVE AS A CHANNEL FOR THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON CIVIC EDUCATION.

IN THE NEWSLETTER, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, ALSO REMARKED THAT THE PUBLICATION WOULD HELP STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNICATION AMONG CONCERNED BODIES.

THE GOVERNMENT HAD RENDERED BOTH MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, HE SAID.

GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO THE CPCE HAD INCREASED FROM $754,000 LAST YEAR TO $1.28 MILLION THIS YEAR, HE ADDED.

THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, PRINTED IN CHINESE AND ILLUSTRATED WITH TABLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS, WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS.

COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITION AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.

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NEWSLETTER ARE NOW

HOTLINES ON LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAS SET UP THREE TELEPHONE HOTLINES AT ITS HEADQUARTERS, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE RESPECTIVELY TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES IN RELATION TO THE LIVESTOCK WASTE CONTROL SCHEME.

A CNTA SPOKESMAN TODAY (SUNDAY) SAID LIVESTOCK WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF THE ENQUIRY SERVICE, WHICH WILL LIAISON OFFICERS DURING THE OFFICE HOURS.

FARMERS ARR BE MANNED BY

THE THREE HOTLINES ARE 3-7241771 (CNTA HEADQUARTERS}; 0-792261 EXT. 186 (YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE); AND 0-6754664 (NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE).

IN ADDITION TO THE HOTLINE SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS FORMED THREE LIAISON TEAMS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LIVESTOCK FARMERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THESE TEAMS ARE BASED IN THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND CNTA HEADQUARTERS.

THEY HAVE ALREADY VISITED SOME 100 LIVESTOCK FARMS, WHICH BE AFFECTED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE I OF CONTROL SCHEME, AND ABOUT 30 ORGANISATIONS OF THE TRADE EXPLAIN THE SCHEME.

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