XN000022-1993-01-10 — Page 6

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1993

"THE COMMUNITY HAS SAID THAT IT WANTS A GREATER MEASURE DEMOCRACY; OUR PROPOSED PACKAGE WILL, WE ARE CONVINCED, GIVE YOU YOU WANTED," HE CONTINUED.

OF

WHAT

WOULD

"IT IS IMPORTANT, OF COURSE, THAT WHAT YOU ENJOY NOW YOU STILL ENJOY IN FUTURE, AFTER 1997

THERE SHOULD BE A SMOOTH TRANSITION,

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MR IRELAND BELIEVED THAT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS WOULD ALLOW HONG KONG TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN 1997 AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE TERRITORY'S CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND STABILITY.

NOTING THAT MANY SUCH PROPOSALS EXPRESSED WERE JUST BROAD PRINCIPLES, HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS THEIR VIKWS AND PUT FORWARD ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS IN MORE SPECIFIC TERMS.

THE ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL 1MPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE YAU TSTM DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, AIMS TO MAKE THE DISTRICT A CLEANER, HEALTHIER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

THIS

YEAR'S PROGRAMME INCLUDED CLEAN-UPS IN STREETS, BACK-LANES BUILDINGS AND MARKETS,

EXHIBITIONS AND A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION.

TREE-PLANTING,

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FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRES LIES WITH DBS

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THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRES MAY LIE WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD RATHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FUTURE, OFFICER, MR DAVID BROWNING, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SHA

TIN DISTRICT

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF HIN KENG NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE (NCC) IN SHA TIN, MR BROWNING SAID DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING WORKED OUT.

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CURRENTLY, THE BOOKING AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRE UNDER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.

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FOR HIN KENG NCC, THE POK OI HOSPITAL GROUP IS PROVIDING DAILY MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE.

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MR BROWNING POINTED OUT THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS CENTRE IS TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR LOCAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

"THROUGH THOSE ACTIVITIES, A COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND AN IDENTIFICATION WITH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WILL BE ENHANCED AND RESIDENTS WILL COME TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER.

"THE REAL AIM IS THEREFORE TO BUILD UP A SENSE OF BELONGING THE COMMUNITY," MR BROWNING SAID.

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ON CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS, MR BROWNING SAID HE WAS ENCOURAGED TO SER ALTERNATIVES TO PROPOSALS COMING FORWARD.

HE BELIEVED