The local development panel was a new addition to the Seminars. Its main topics this year were the utilization and preservation of natural resources, and the active development of various localities. The problem of locating industrial areas received the most attention.
區域發展組是國建會中的「新人」，研討主題著重於如何有效利用及保育資源、如何積極推動區域建設、及縮短城鄉發展的差距。