WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1981
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TSUEN WAN STUDENTS INVOLVED IN VOTER CAMPAIGN
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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TSUEN WAN ARE TAKING PART IN A CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PARENTS, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
ALSO INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN ARE LOCAL INDUSTRIAL ISTS, WHO ARE BEING ASKED TO GET THE IR WORKERS REGISTERED, AND STAFF OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WHO WILL ENCOURAGE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE TENANTS TO REGISTER.
A WORKING PARTY, CONSISTING OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, WAS FORMED RECENTLY TO INVOLVE THE STUDENTS. IT IS CHAIRED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR HO TUNG-CHING, WHO IS ALSO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
ON THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL ISTS, A BREWERY COMPANY HAS ALREADY RETURNED MORE THAN 800 REGISTRATION FORMS FILLED IN BY ITS EMPLOYEES AND OTHER EMPLOYERS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY WILL HELP IN THE CAMPAIGN.
MEANWHILE, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS DEPLOYED ALL ITS 1 000- PLUS STAFF IN THE DISTRICT TO DISTRIBUTE FORMS TO ESTATE RESIDENTS WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR DAILY DUTIES. THE 19 HOUSING ESTATES IN TSUEN WAN HAVE A TOTAL POPULATION OF ABOUT 400 000.
+A GREAT DEAL IS BEING DONE BY VARIOUS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE DISTRICT TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS A SUCCESS, THE ACTING TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, SAID.
SO FAR, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 22 000 FORMS SINCE VOTER REGISTRATION BEGAN FOUR WEEKS AGO.
REGISTRATION ENDS ON OCTOBER 12.
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SIX-WEEK CLOSURE OF BROADWOOD ROAD SECTION
A SECTION OF BROADWOOD ROAD. BETWEEN HOUSE NO. 12 AND HAPPY VIEW TERRACE, WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS FROM 10 AM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO MAKE WAY FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD.
CHAI WAN ROAD PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CLEARWAY ****
A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CLEARWAY WILL BE INTRODUCED ON THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHAI WAN ROAD, BETWEEN ITS TWO JUNCTIONS WITH WAN TSUI ROAD, FROM 10 AM ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 3).
ALL PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONE BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DAILY.
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