THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1981
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TSUEN WAN BOARD TO SPEND $100 000 ON ELECTION PUBLICITY
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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION SUB-COMMITTEE IS PLANNING TO SPEND $100 000 TO PUBLICISE THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION.
A WORKING PARTY HAS BEEN FORMED RECENTLY TO ORGANISE ALL PUBLICITY WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN LATE JANUARY AND EARLY MARCH NEXT YEAR.
THE WORK WILL INCLUDE PUBLICATION OF A 200-PAGE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD ANNUAL REPORT AND A FORTNIGHTLY DISTRICT BOARD NEWSLETTER, PUTTING UP 10 PUBLICITY BOXES AT POPULAR LOCATIONS AND THE USE OF A BROADCASTING VAN IN REMOTE VILLAGES.
A SUB-COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID THROUGH THE WORK IT WAS HOPED THAT RESIDENTS WOULD GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BOARD.
+WE HOPE MORE CANDIDATES WILL STAND FOR ELECTION AND THAT ALL REGISTERED VOTERS WILL VOTE ON ELECTION DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOR THE ELECTION, TSUEN WAN WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 10 CONSTITUENCIES WITH 24 POLLING STATIONS.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE ELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN JANUARY 15 AND FEBRUARY 9.
ELECTION DAY IS MARCH 4,
GOVERNOR RETURNS
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLE HOSE RETURNED TO HONG KONG TODAY (THURSDAY) AFTER A VISIT TO SHENZHEN.
HE CROSSED THE BORDER AT MAN KAM TO AT 12 NOON. SIR MURRAY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR D. AKERS-JONES AND THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN.
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