MONDAY, JULY 27, 1981
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SAI KUNG SEMINAR FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY
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A SEMINAR ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS TO BE HELD IN SAI KUNG ON AUGUST 6 FOR THE LOCAL ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY.
THE SEMINAR, WHICH HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL START AT 8 PM IN THE CHENG CHEK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.
IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG, WHO WILL OUTLINE DETAILS OF THE NEW SYSTEM AND GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES AND ELECTORS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION.
ALL ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR AND BRING ALONG FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
CHARTS AND MAPS WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.
THERE WILL BE FIVE CONSTITUENCIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE ELECTION WHICH IS TO BE HELD NEXT MARCH. THEY ARE SAI KUNG ISLANDS, SAI KUNG CENTRAL, PAK SHA WAN, HANG HAU AND RENNIE'S MILL.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ORGANISED SIX DISTRICT BOARD SEMINARS TO DATE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST FOR THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY.
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 40.9 PER CENT OR 236.366 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 357.625 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 61.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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