SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1989
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COMMUNITY DAY IN SHA TIN
MEMBERS OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD VISITED THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE IN WAN CHAI THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
THE VISIT WAS ONE OF THE EVENTS OF THE COMMUNITY DAY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG, AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS MARGARET FONG, THE MEMBERS TOURED THE PURPOSE-BUILT CENTRE AND WERE BRIEFED ON ITS FACILITIES FOR HOLDING MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CONVENTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS.
THE PARTY THEN RETURNED TO SHA TIN ΤΟ JOIN ABOUT 100 LOCAL COMMUNITY WORKERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SHA TIN SPORTS AND ARTS ASSOCIATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
THEY SPENT THE AFTERNOON AT THE HENG ON ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN MA ON SHAN EXCHANGING VIEWS ON THEIR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS SHARING SOME FUN IN COMPETITIVE GAMES.
THE COMMUNITY DAY IN SHA TIN WAS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO PROVIDE AN INFORMAL GATHERING FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL, COMMUNITY WORKERS TO SHARE THEIR WORKING EXPERIENCES.
PAMPHLET ON OUTLYING ISLANDS PUBLISHED BY DB
PEOPLE WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT TRAVELLING ON LANTAU, CHEUNG CHAU, PENG CHAU AND LAMMA ISLAND CAN NOW GET A FREE COPY OF A COLOURFUL PAMPHLET ON THESE ISLANDS PUBLISHED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.
THE PAMPHLET FEATURES BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS ON SELECTED SCENIC SPOTS AND PLACES OF INTEREST ON THE FOUR ISLANDS, SUPPLEMENTED WITH COLOUR PICTURES AND MAP ILLUSTRATIONS.
HELPFUL INFORMATION SUCH AS THE DATES OF TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS AND FERRY TIMETABLES ARE ALSO GIVEN.
AND
IN RECENT YEARS, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT'S POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPING TOURISM IS APPARENT AS THE NUMBER OF TOURISTS, BOTH LOCAL OVERSEAS, SOARS.
MOST OF THE VISITORS ARE ATTRACTED BY THE TRANQUIL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ISLANDS AND THE RURAL LIFESTYLE OF THEIR PEOPLE.
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