Answering the Community Needs of Our City
The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your
needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. This chart shows how we
have tried to make your life better.
Transport
Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.
20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January.
50 per cent of city bus-stops have been upgraded.
Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every 15 minutes.
Communication
Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city.
All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service!
Medical Facilities
The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June.
To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.
Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.
Education
Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 !
Rental for private schools has been reduced.
Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful.
Protection and Security
Extra police now patrol (巡逻 ) the tourist areas.
50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.
Entertainment / Recreation
The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced !
The new Central Community Building opened in May.
5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.

满足我们城市的社区需求
银市市议会认为市民们有一此特定需求。为了更好地满足你们的需求，2004年我们对社区设施作了些改进。这个图表显示了我们如何让你的生活变得更美好。
交通
增加了三个列车站到西线列车服务的郊区
1月份为南线购置了20辆新公交
50%的公交汽车候车站得到改进
每隔15分钟就有一辆公交开往东郊
通讯
城市所有地方现在开通宽带
所有新的政府大楼配有网线以提供更好的电脑服务
医疗设施
新的拥有最先进技术的“夜鹦医院”6月成立
为了克服多佛尔医院专业医疗人员短缺的情况，已从国外聘请了十名医生
街道处医院的部分设施已经改进
教育
2004年所有小学生的教材将免费
私办学校的地租已经降低
教师反映“有证上岗”的规定取得成效
保卫和安全
额外安排了警察对旅游地区进行巡逻
6月毕业的五十名警察已经在市区就职
娱乐
约翰大街篮球场已经重铺地面
新的中央社区大楼已于5月开放
银市图书馆已经购入5000本新小说