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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1988

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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR DB SECRETARIATS SOUGHT

AN ADDITION OF 19 POSTS FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIATS REQUIRED TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING WORKLOAD, THE WAS TOLD TODAY (TUESDAY).

IS

FINANCE COMMITTEE

THESE 19 POSTS ARE CLERICAL OFFICERS, BOARD SECRETARIAT.

ONE FOR EACH

DISTRICT

THE INCREASED WORKLOAD IS EXPECTED WITH THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS TO BE INCREASED FROM 426 IN THE 1985-88 TERM TO THE COMING TERM.

OF

MEETINGS

OF THE

DISTRICT

DISTRICT 456 IN

BOARDS AND THEIR 1,430 IN THE

THE NUMBER SUB-COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS HAVE ALSO RISEN FROM 1986-87 FINANCIAL YEAR TO 1,773 IN 1987-88.

HAVE

HANDLED 2,780

MERT-THE-PUBLIC

PREVIOUS

BOARDS FURTHERMORE, THE SCHEME CASES IN 1987-88, AS COMPARED WITH 2,607 CASES IN THE YEAR.

ALSO, THERE WILL BE MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH THE FUNDS TO THE BOARDS IN THE COMING TERM.

ACTIVITIES AND PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL

-

INCREASED FUNDING FOR CIVIC EDUCATION

OVER $1 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED IN THE COMING FINANCIAL

FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

YEAR

THE FIGURE OF $1,084,000 IS ALMOST DOUBLE LAST YEAR'S PROVISION OF $584,000.

+

WAS

THE FINANCE · COMMITTEE EXPENDITURE PROPOSED BY THE CITY AND FOR ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY CIVIC EDUCATION.

BRIEFED

(TUESDAY) TODAY NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION

PROMOTION COMMITTEE THE

ON

ON

OF

CENT,

55 PER WITH EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, $500,000, OR

CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS WOULD BE

ON SPONSORING SPENT

IMPLEMENTED BY COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

THESE WOULD INCLUDE YOUTH GROUPS, OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

SOCIAL

SERVICE GROUPS AND

/TO PROMOTE