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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1989

DISTRICT OFFICERS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE

* * *

THE ROLE OF

THE

A COMMUNICATION LINK WOULD IN

DISTRICT OFFICER AS AT THE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE

LEVEL DISTRICT BECOME MORE IMPORTANT AS HONG KONG CONTINUED TO FACE UP TO CHANGES THE YEARS TO COME.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID THIS TODAY (TUESDAY).

"THE DISTRICT OFFICERS OF THE PRESENT ARE

A ALREADY

THE PUBLIC REASSURANCE TO

THAT THE GOVERNMENT CARES ABOUT ITS

HE NOTED. PERFORMANCE AT THE LEVEL OF THE ORDINARY PEOPLE,

IN A TALK

...

ON "THE DISTRICT OFFICERS TODAY" AT THE JOINT

CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE ZONE VII OF LIONS MR LAN POINTED OUT THAT DISTRICT OFFICERS WERE GENERALLY THE "PEOPLE'S MAN BY THE MAN-IN-THE-STREET".

303, REGARDED AS

"THE REASONS FOR THEIR POPULARITY ARE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TO OFFER SOME REALLY HELPFUL PERSONAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.

"THE DISTRICT OFFICERS COULD ALSO REFLECT GRIEVANCES TO ENSURE THAT THEY GOT A FAIRER DEAL,

GOVERNMENT

"THEY HAVE HELPED TO EXPLAIN FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ON SUCH POLICIES.

ABLE

RESIDENTS'

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MR LAN SAID.

POLICIES

AND

OBTAIN

DISTRICT

OFFICERS WHO OF PEOPLE ARE DEPARTMENTS

WITH BETTER

"WITH THE BENEFIT OF THE ADVICE OF THE ARE CONSTANTLY KEEPING IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH A WIDE SPECTRUM AND GROUPS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, MANY GOVERNMENT

MORE COGNIZANT OF LOCAL NEEDS ABLE TO PLAN SERVICES TIMING ON THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMES,' MR LAN ADDED.

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DISTRICT OFFICER SCHEME MR LAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE

CAME PAPER ON DISTRICT INTO BEING FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE

HONG KONG IN

WHICH ADMINISTRATION IN

1981,

ANNOUNCED THE

BOARD ESTABLISHMENT OF A DISTRICT

(DB) AND A DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DMC) IN EACH OF THE THEN 18 DISTRICTS IN THE TERRITORY.

THE DISTRICT

THE INTRODUCTION OF

ADMINISTRATION SCHEME HAD BROUGHT ABOUT IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE WORK OF DISTRICT OFFICES.

DISTRICT OFFICES WERE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH DB'S AND

AIM OF BRIDGING THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.

OTHER GAP

THROUGH CLOSE LIAISON WITH THE DB'S AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND OTHER DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS,

IDENTIFY EFFECTIVELY THE DISTRICT OFFICES COULD MORE

SERVICES IN MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC REFLECT PUBLIC OPINION TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.

AREA

COMMITTEES,

MUTUAL

LOCAL DISTRICTS THE

NEEDS,

AND

/IN ADDITION