XN000022-1989-11-11 — Page 9

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1989

HE SAID DISTRICT AFFAIRS HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIETY. AND NOTED THAT THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME HAD BEEN INTRODUCED IN 1981 ΤΟ INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIES OF PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

PUBLIC'S

AT THE SAME TIME. THE SCHEME ALSO SERVED AS A MEANS TO GAUGE GRASSROOT OPINIONS, ENABLING THE GOVERNMENT TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC. ESPECIALLY IN THE CO-ORDINATION OF INTER-DEPARTMENTAL EFFORTS IN MEETING DISTRICT DEMANDS.

"THIS IS THE REASON WHY DISTRICT BOARDS HAVE COME INTO BEING. MR TAI POINTED OUT.

AFTER BRIEFING PARTICIPANTS ON THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR TAI EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD WAS A VENUE FOR ENHANCING CIVIC AWARENESS, AND A FORUM THROUGH WHICH THE PUBLIC COULD DISCHARGE THEIR CIVIC OBLIGATIONS.

MR TAI URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE MORE CONCERNED WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ΤΟ GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES.

HE ALSO HOPED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE ΤΟ KEEP THEMSELVES ABREAST OF LATEST POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS. AND TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AT ALL LEVELS.

PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE USE OF THE EXISTING CHANNELS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AND TO MONITOR THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT AND DISTRICT BOARDS. HE SAID.

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ENTHUSIASTICALLY

DURING THE MOCK BOARD MEETINGS PARTICIPANTS EXCHANGED THEIR VERWS ON A COMPREHENSIVE CLEARANCE OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING WORKS AND THE PROPOSED ANTI-SMOKING MEASURES FUT FORWARD BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH.

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THEY ALSO LISTENED CAREFULLY ΤΟ ANSWERS GIVEN REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE. BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE. HOUSING DEPARTMENT, HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH.

PEDDER STREET UNDERPASS TO OPEN ON MONDAY

(SATURDAY I

THAT ONE

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY LANE IN THE WESTBOUND TUBE OF THE PEDDER STREET UNDERPASS IN CENTRAL WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 131.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ONE LANE IN THE EASTBOUND TUBE WOULD BE OPENED SOON.

"THE OPENING