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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1991

"THIS MAKES THE MONITORING OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS PERFORMANCES AN IMPORTANT TASK," HE SAID.

MR CHENG ALSO URGED THOSE PARTICIPATING TO SPREAD THIS MESSAGE.

JOINING THE GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND THE OPEN FORUM TODAY WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT CIVIC EDUCATION BODIES, VOLUNTARY GROUPS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

THE SEMINAR CENTRED ON THE MONITORING ROLE OF ACADEMICS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN, DR DANIEL TSE, TO THE GUESTS BEFORE THE SEMINAR ENDED.

PRESENTED

THE MEDIA,

SOUVENIRS

'BACK-GARDEN' OF HONG KONG

SAI KUNG IS FAMOUS FOR ITS GREENERY AND WHITE LONG BEACHES AND HAS BEEN REGARDED AS THE "BACK-GARDEN" OF HONG KONG, THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PARRISH NG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY),

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF AN EXHIBITION ΤΟ PROMOTE TOURISM IN SAI KUNG, MR NG SAID SAI KUNG WAS INDEED AN IDEAL VENUE FOR PICNICKING AND WATER SPORTS ACTIVITIES.

APART FROM THE EIGHT BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AND THE THREE PARKS, THERE WERE MANY OTHER ATTRACTIVE AND IDYLLIC FEATURES THE HISTORIC TIN HAU TEMPLE (ALSO KNOWN AS TAI MIU), THE STONE-CRAVING IN TUNG LUNG CHAU, AND THE NEWLY OPENED EDUCATION CENTRE IN CHIU HANG.

"ALL OF THESE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR,' HE SAID.

平野

SUCH

COUNTRY

AS

ANCIENT NATURAL

ATTRACT

MR NG POINTED OUT THAT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD HAD COMMISSIONED A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP TO FURTHER PROMOTE AND DEVELOP TOURIST INDUSTRY IN THE DISTRICT.

HE SAID THE WORKING GROUP IS TO LAUNCH A LARGE-SCALE FESTIVAL IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.

"I HOPE THIS EXHIBITION WILL HELP LOCAL AND FOREIGN VISITORS TO COME TO THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.

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SEAFOOD

ΤΟ ATTRACT MORE AND MORE EMBRACES OF THE GREENERY

MR NG ALSO COMMENDED THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION POR ITS TREMENDOUS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING TOURISM IN HONG KONG.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THE EXHIBITION FOCUSED NOT ONLY ON SAI... KUNG'S ATTRACTIVE TOURIST SPOTS, BUT IT ALSO GAVE A BRIEF ACCOUNT ON THE DISTRICT'S HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.

/THE EXHIBITION