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SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1993

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THE GOVERNMENT, MR LEUNG SAID, HAS REVIEWED REGULARLY COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT BOARDS, MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME IN THE EARLY 1980'S TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY.

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HE ADDED THAT AS THE CONCEPTS OF "ONE-COUNTRY, TWO-SYSTEMS AND "HONG KONG PEOPLE RUNNING HONG KONG" AFTER 1997 ARE ENSHRINED IN THE BASIC LAW, THERE SHOULD NOW BE FURTHER TRANSFORMATION OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE PENDING CHANGES.

MR LEUNG SAID THE REFORM PACKAGE WAS BASED

ON A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH DERIVED FROM PAST EXPERIENCE AND WOULD PROVIDE A BASIS FOR FURTHER PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS.

TURNING TO THE AMS, MR LEUNG SAID SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN

1950, THE AUXILIARY FORCE HAD PROVIDED VALUABLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS WERE THERE FOR EVERYONE TO RECOGNISE.

HE POINTED OUT THAT ALL THE AMS MEMBERS WERE VOLUNTEERS WHO SPENT THEIR SPARE TIME TO RECEIVE BASIC MEDICAL TRAINING AND IN SERVING THE PUBLIC.

HE NOTED THAT IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, THE AMS WAS INVOLVED IN THE RUNNING OF TWO METHADONE CLINICS, PROVIDING ROUND-THE-CLOCK MEDICAL CARE IN THE SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE AND OFFERING FIRST-AID SERVICE IN NUMEROUS MAJOR DISTRICT EVENTS.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER ALSO SPOKE HIGHLY OF THE ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION OF 17 AMS MEMBERS WHO WERE COMMENDED TODAY FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY WORK DURING THE SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE RIOTS IN THE LAST LUNAR NEW YEAR.

COMMUNITY BODIES' CONTRIBUTIONS RECOGNISED

MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE KOWLOON CITY FAMILY HEALTH FUN DAY THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

CITY DISTRICT AIMED AT

THE EVENT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON RESIDENT ASSOCIATION AND THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, WAS ENHANCING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF HEALTH CARE AND HOME SAFETY.

THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATIONS, MEDICAL CHECKS FOR THE ELDERLY, LION DANCES, MARTIAL ART PERFORMANCES. SINGING AND GAME STALLS.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, PRAISED THE TWO SPONSORS FOR ORGANISING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

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