THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1976
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NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST ******
NOTE TO EDITORS :
COPIES OF A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S (THURSDAY) DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF NEW YEAR HONOURS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE PRESS BOXES, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, THIS EVENING, THE ARMED SERVICES LISTS ARE DISTRIBUTED SEPARATELY IN THE PRESS BOXES.
PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION. THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 7 A.M. ONWARDS OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS TOMORROW.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THEIR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE IR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGE REGISTRIES
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO CLOSE TWO PERMANENT BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRIES AT TUNG WAH HOSPITAL AND TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL AND NINE PART-TIME SUB-REGISTRIES FOR MARRIAGES AND REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND OUTLYING ISLANDS.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE CLOSURE WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM SATURDAY (JANUARY 1). AT THE SAME TIME A NEW PERMANENT BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY WILL COME INTO OPERATION AT PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL IN LA CHI KOK.
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, THE TWO PERMANENT REGISTRIES AT TUNG WAH HOSPITAL AND TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL WERE BEING CLOSED BECAUSE REGISTRATIONS MADE AT THE TWO PLACES AVERAGED ONLY 5-6 DAILY.
THE PART-TIME REGISTRIES TO BE CLOSED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE IN FANLING, SHA TAU KOK, HANG HAU, TUEN MUN, SAN TIN AND KAM TIN. THOSE TO BE CLOSED ON OUTLYING ISLANDS SERVE PENG CHAU, MUF WO AND TUNG CHUNG.
RELEVENT NOTICES HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED IN THE NOTICE BOARDS OF THESE REGISTRIES FOR INFORMATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE 1975 REVIEW OF THE PART-TIME REGISTRATION SERVICE, OPERATED BY MOBILE REGISTRATION TEAMS IN RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND OUTLYING ISLANDS, HAD ESTABLISHED THAT ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY MADE USE OF THE MOBILE REGISTRATION SERVICE.
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