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YUEN LONG

:

TUEN MUN

21

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1989

HOP YICK CENTRE, SECOND ROAD.

TEL. NO. 0-1771543

: CHI LOK COMMERCIAL

CHI LOK FA YUEN. TEL. NO. 0-4580862

FLOOR, 31 HOP YICK

CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR,

LAU, GROUND FLOOR, 82-84 SAN

SHEUNG SHUI

:

TSUEN WO TAI

FUNG AVENUE, SHEK WU HUI.

TEL. NO. 0-6727191

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED WOMEN BORN IN 1954, 1955 OR 1956 WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR THEIR NEW IDENTITY CARDS TO COME FORWARD WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY AS THERE IS ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT BEFORE THE CURRENT PHASE CLOSES ON MAY 6.

HE POINTED OUT THAT FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW IDENTITY CARD WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD IS AN OFFENCE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $3,000.

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

+ AREA COMMITTEES ROLE PRAISED

AREA COMMITTEES PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE 1989-90 INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF AREA COMMITTEES IN SHAM SHUI

WERE FORMED IN THE EARLY 1970'S MAINLY TO PROMOTE THE CLEAN HONG KONG AND FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGNS.

PO. MR CHENG SAID THESE COMMITTEES

SCHEME

"WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN THE EARLY 1980'S, WE SAW CHANGES IN THE ROLE OF AREA COMMITTEES, HE NOTED.

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THE FUNCTIONS OF THESE COMMITTEES WERE EXPANDED IN 1981 SO THAT THEY COULD COMMENT ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE WELL-BEING OF THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN A DISTRICT. THEY ALSO PROVIDED A FORUM WHERE CURRENT ISSUES AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES COULD BE DISCUSSED.

THESE CHANGES HAD STRENGTHENED THE ROLE OF AREA COMMITTEES IN THE CONSULTATION PROCESS OF THE GOVERNMENT. NOWADAYS THE COMMITTEES FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S LIAISON NETWORK AT DISTRICT LEVEL.

"THEY ALSO