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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1988

ROLE OF NORTH DISTRICT BOARD PRAISED

THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT

CO-ORDINATING

ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING/SHEUNG SHUI NEW TOWN ON WHICH THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSISTENT POLICY IS TO ADOPT A BALANCED APPROACH, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER. MR WILLIAM HUI, SAID THIS {THURSDAY)

EVENING.

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"WITH A RAPID INCREASE OF POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT THE DIFFERING PACES OF DEVELOPMENT, SOMETIMES MAY NOT BE IN LINE WITH THE ACTUAL SITUATION, 申中 MR HUI SAID.

OF

"IT IS THE DISTRICT BOARD THAT PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL

RESIDENTS."

MR HUI WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER. HOSTED BY THE BOARD, THE NORTH DISTRICT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND THE FOUR RURAL COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.

HE SAID THE BOARD, UNDER THE ABLE LEADERSHIP OF ITS MR RAYMOND PANG, HAD EXERCISED FULLY ITS ADVISORY FUNCTION.

CHAIRMAN,

"THE BOARD NOT ONLY PROVIDES A FORUM FOR PEOPLE TO AIR THEIR VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES, BUT ALSO CO-OPERATES WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO SOLVE DISTRICT PROBLEMS," HE SAID.

"IT ALSO USES PUBLIC FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE DISTRICT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

MR HUI ALSO PRAISED THE FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH DISTRICT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, MR KO KIM-CHING, FOR GIVING VALUABLE ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.

HE NOTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION ENABLED THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE DIRECT DIALOGUE WITH MANUFACTURERS WITH A VIEW TO SOLVING PROBLEMS, IN PARTICULAR, THOSE ARISING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ON LOK TSUEN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.

MR HUI SAID HE HOPED THAT THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, NORTH DISTRICT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, THE FOUR RURAL COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN FOSTERING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT.

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