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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1981
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THE BUILDING HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE IT WAS PUT UP EXCEPT FOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE DISTRICT OFFICE ST. "F.
NO IMMEDIATE RESTORATION WORK IS REQUIRED AND THE INTENTION IS TO CONTINUE TO USE IT AS GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
FOR THE THREE OTHER BUILDINGS TO BE DECLARED AS MONUMENTS, RESTORATION WORK WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO PRESERVE INTERESTING ARTEFACTS AND IN THE CASE OF FAN LAU FORT, TO FENCE OFF THE AREA UNTIL FURTHER RESTORATION CAN BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE LONGER TERM. THIS WORK IS EXPECTED TO COST SOME $1.5 MILLION.
300 000 VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS DISTRIBUTED
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A TOTAL OF 300 000 FORMS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRES YESTERDAY (TUESDAY), THE FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHU I KAM, DESCRIBED THE RESPONSE AS +ENCOURAGING+,
HE SAID IT INDICATED THAT THE PUBLIC WAS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
MEMBERS OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS, RURAL COMMITTEES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF COPIES OF THE FORMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO MEMBERS AND NEIGHBOURS.
SOME INDIVIDUALS CALLED AT DISTRICT OFFICES AND COMPLETED THE FORMS ON THE SPOT.
MEANWHILE, MORE THAN 300 TUEN MUN RESIDENTS REGISTERED AT A GATHERING HELD AT THE HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE LAST NIGHT.
THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WONG-FAT, WHO IS ALSO THE HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, AND OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD TOOK THE LEAD IN PUTTING THEIR NAMES DOWN.
ELECTIONS TO DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 4 NEXT YEAR.
REGISTRATION CONTINUES UNTIL OCTOBER 12 AND FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE, CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, MASS TRANS IT RAILWAY STATION AND THE MAIN AND BRANCH OFFICES OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND THE CHARTERED AND HANG SENG BANKS. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN JANUARY 15 AND FEBRUARY 9.
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