THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1982
TUEN MUN DB CANDIDATES TO HOLD FORUMS
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TWENTY CANDIDATES FOR THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WILL ATTEND OPEN FORUMS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO MEET THEIR VOTERS.
THEY ARE COMPETING FOR EIGHT SEATS IN THE NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH WEST CONSTITUENCIES.
A SEPARATE FORUM, CHAIRED BY AN OFFICIAL FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL BE HELD FOR EACH CONSTITUENCY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID ALL 25 500 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT WERE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS AFTER BRIEF INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE CANDIDATES.
THE LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF THE FORUMS ARE :
NORTH EAST &
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NORTH WEST
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HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE STARTING AT 7.15 PM.
BUDDHIST LAU TING SANG PRIMARY SCHOOL STARTING AT 7.40 PM.
SOUTH EAST: TUNG WAH GROUP TANG SHIU KIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
STARTING AT 8 PM.
SOUTH WEST: - ISLAMIC PRIMARY SCHOOL STARTING AT 8.30 PM.
FROM APRIL TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 24 MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OFFICER AS CHAIRMAN, EIGHT ELECTED MEMBERS, EIGHT APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, SIX OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR ROBERT FELL AS COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES TRADING WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1.
MR FELL WAS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE IN LONDON. HE HAS BEEN ON SECONDMENT TO HONG KONG AS THE COMMISSIONER FOR SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES TRADING SINCE NOVEMBER 15, 1981.
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