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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1989

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HIS NEXT STOP WAS THE WANG CHAU SERVICE BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN TIN SHUI WAI.

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LAND FORMATION WORKS FOR THE FUTURE NEW TOWN STARTED IN NOVEMBER 1987. TIN SHUI WAI WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF 110,000 WITH THE FIRST INTAKE PLANNED FOR LATE 1991 OR EARLY 1992.

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THE FINAL STOP FOR MR LIAO WAS KIU TAU WAI. A VILLAGE AROUND TIN SHUI WAI, WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE VILLAGE FLOOD PROTECTION SCHEMES.

CONTINUING IMPORTANT ROLE AHEAD FOR KAIFONGS

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LOCAL KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HONG KONG'S OVERALL FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE 1990'S, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID THIS (THURSDAY EVENING,

ADDRESSING A SEMINAR FOR OVER 200 LEADERS FROM KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS IN THE URBAN AREA AT THE NORTH POINT KAIFONG ASSOCIATION, MR LAN CALLED ON THE ASSOCIATIONS TO KEEP PACE WITH RAPID CHANGES THE TERRITORY AND TO FACE UP TO THE CHALLENGES THAT LAY AHEAD.

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"LIKE THE REST OF HONG KONG. THE GOVERNMENT MARCHES FORWARD, AND IS WORKING TOWARDS REAL OPEN GOVERNMENT, PLACING GREAT EMPHASIS ON WIDER CONSULTATION WITH VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY WHEN NEW POLICIES ARE INTRODUCED.

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"I AM CERTAIN THAT IN TAKING

LEADING ROLE IN HONG KONG SOCIETY, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS HAVE BEEN ADAPTING ΤΟ CHANGES AND ΤΟ THE NEW CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD IN THE 90'S,

** HE SAID.

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COMMENTING THAT THE TERRITORY WOULD UNDERGO MAJOR ECONOMIC POLITICAL CHANGES IN THE 1990'S, MR LAN SAID KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD CONSIDER STRENGTHENING THEIR INTERNAL ORGANISATION AND REDEFINING THEIR SCOPE OF WORK.

"WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE DIRECT ELECTIONS TO LEGCO IN 1991 AND RECENTLY THERE ARE ALSO SUGGESTIONS THAT THE NUMBER OF DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS SHOULD BE INCREASED IN 1991,' HE SAID,

FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS TO LEGCO AND DISTRICT BOARDS IN 1991, HE SAID KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS COULD MOTIVATE RESIDENTS TO GO TO THE POLLS, AND TO ASSIST THEM IN GAINING A BETTER APPRECIATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ELECTIONS AS WELL AS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLATFORMS OF CANDIDATES.

MR LAN SAID IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICES THERE WAS "UNLIMITED SCOPE" FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION FOR ASSOCIATIONS.

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