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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1991

DISTRICT OFFICES WILL UPKEEP SERVICE STANDARD

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS MINIMISE ANY ADVERSE IMPACT THE AUSTERITY PROGRAMME MAY HAVE ON SERVICES PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN SAI WAN HO, HE PLEDGED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD REMAIN COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING THE THREE-TIER GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IN WHICH THE DISTRICT BOARDS WERE AN INTEGRAL PART.

CITING EASTERN DISTRICT AS AN EXAMPLE, НЕ SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE WAS ABLE TO REDEPLOY MANPOWER AND RESOURCES WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS TO ENsure that THE STANDARD OF SERVICES WAS MAINTAINED AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL.

MR LAN ALSO ASSURED THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WOULD ATTEND DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS IN FUTURE.

TURNING TO THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY, HE URGED COMMUNITY LEADERS ΤΟ ENCOURAGE THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO VOTE.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE EASTERN DISTRICT MR STEVE BARCLAY, PLEDGED TO FURTHER UPGRADE THE STANDARD OF OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER MOVING INTO THE NEW OFFICES EASTERN LAW COURTS BUILDING.

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AT THR CEREMONY, MR LAN AWARDED A HBAD OF DEPARTMENTS COMMENDATION TO A LIAISON OFFICER OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR TERENCE LAU, WHO HAD TRIED TO RESCUE A DROWNING BOY IN THE SHING MUN RESERVOIR LAST AUGUST.

HE PAID TRIBUTE TO MR LAU FOR HIS BRAVERY AND INTEGRITY WHICH HAD SET AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.

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