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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1993

ON THE RECENT RELOCATION OF THE COUNCIL'S HEADQUARTERS ΤΟ YUE WAN COMMUNITY HALL IN CHAI WAN, НЕ SAID THE AVAILABILITY OF MORE FACILITIES AND SPACE WOULD ENSURE THAT ITS EXCELLENT WORK WOULD CONTINUE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE ARTS COUNCIL, MS CHRISTINA TING, SAID MORE NON-PROFIT MAKING INTEREST CLASSES WOULD BE HELD TO PROMOTE ARTS.

THE COUNCIL 18 ΤΟ HOLD A LARGE-SCALE ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH FEATURES A CHINESE ORCHESTRAL CONCERT FROM FEBRUARY 19 TO MARCH 7, SHE ADDED.

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POLITICAL REFORMS COMPATIBLE WITH JOINT DECLARATION

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THE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ARE

COMPATIBLE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW, THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS LINDA LAI, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A BUILDING MANAGEMENT CARNIVAL, MISS LAI SAID THE PACKAGE WOULD ENSURE MODERATE DEVELOPMENT · IN THE TERRITORY'S POLITICAL SYSTEM.

SHE STRESSED THAT THIS WAS FORMULATED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE WISHES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

"WE HOPE THAT THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROPOSALS WILL ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND STRENGTHEN HONG KONG'S RULE OF LAW AND PEOPLE'S SCRUTINY ON THE GOVERNMENT.

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AND THESE ARE THE PREREQUISITES TO THE PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG," MISS LAI SAID.

STABILITY AND

BY PACKAGE THROUGH

SHE ALSO URGED THE PUBLIC ΤΟ EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC DUTY EXPRESSING THE IR VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL REFORM VARIOUS CHANNELS.

REFORMS ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE AIMS ΤΟ ALLOW HONG KONG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN RUNNING THEIR OWN AFFAIRS, THE YAU TSIM AND MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BART IRELAND, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF YAU TSIM DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, MR IRELAND SAID THE PROPOSALS WOULD CERTAINLY BE TO HONG KONG'S BENEFIT.

/"THE COMMUNITY