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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1989

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**IN A FAST-DEVELOPING HONG KONG INCREASING POPULATION, THE PROVISION OF DIVERSIFICATION AND AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH,

AND IN THE FACE OF AN SOCIAL SERVICES REQUIRES

HE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT BESIDES THE TRADITIONAL SERVICES, THE PUBLIC'S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY WERE INCREASING, AND NEW SERVICES SUCH AS STUDY ROOMS, COUNSELLING FOR FAMILIES AND THE ELDERLY, DAY NURSERIES AND SPECIAL MEDICAL SERVICES, AND 30 ON WERE CONSTANTLY IN DEMAND.

"THESE NEW SERVICES WOULD MAKE THE OVERALL PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES MORE BALANCED AND COMPLETE. OBVIOUSLY, THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT PROVIDE EVERYTHING.

"I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL. WITH YOUR SUSTAINED ENTHUSIASM TOWARDS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, CONTINUE TO EXPLORE NEW AREAS OF SERVICES TO CATER FOR THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY,' HE SAID.

ASSUMING AN

EARLIER, MR LAN PRAISED KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS FOR INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE SINCE THE EARLY POST-WAR YEARS.

THE ASSOCIATIONS, HE NOTED. WERE PIONEERS IN EMERGENCY RELIEF WORK IN THE 1950'S AND HAD EVOLVED INTO DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS IN BUILDING A MORE COHESIVE SOCIETY BY FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS.

THEY HAD ALSO MADE VALUABLE

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE

PROMOTION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

(BOTH

AMONG THE KAIFONG LEADERS, 52 ARE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED AND APPOINTED). 193 ARE AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MANY ARE SITTING ON VARIOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS.

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"KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS HAVE FURTHER ASSISTED THE GOVERNMENT ITS PUBLIC CONSULTATION WORK BY COLLECTING AND REFLECTING RESIDENTS' VIEWS TO THE AUTHORITIES, MR LAN SAID.

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MR SHUM

AFTER MR LAN'S ADDRESS, FOUR KAIFONG LEADERS, CHOI-SANG, MISS ANITA

CHAN, MR NG DOR-TAI AND MR HUI YIN-YING, REVIEWED THE WORK OF KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, AND SPOKE ON THEIR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE KAIFONG LEADERS THEN DISCUSSED MAJOR ISSUES OF COMMON

INTEREST.

DISTRICT FUNCTIONS

THE SEMINAR REPRESENTED A FURTHER EFFORT BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ΤΟ STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH ORGANISATIONS, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF A SERIES OF SIMILAR HELD FOR AREA COMMITTEES.

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