FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1985
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VOTER REGISTRATION TEAMS ON THE MOVE
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A BROADCAST VAN WILL TOUR PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND MAJOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO URGE ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
A MOBILE REGISTRATION TEAM FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ACCOMPANY THE VAN TO DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION FORMS AND HELP RESIDENTS SIGN UP.
THE TOUR WILL COVER PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AT WAH FU, TIN WAN, SHEK PAI WAN, AP LEI CHAU AND WONG CHUK HANG, AND OTHER MAJOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS AT YUE KWONG CHUEN AND YUE FAI COURT.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ALSO DRAWN UP A PROGRAMME TO VISIT MORE THAN 1 600 PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE DISTRICT AND ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED TO CONDUCT DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS.
THESE TEAMS HAVE ALREADY VISITED A NUMBER OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN WONG CHUK HANG, STANLEY AND TIN WAN, AND WILL CONCENTRATE ON AP LEI CHAU MAIN STREET, ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD AND ABERDEEN OLD MAIN STREET OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT THE REGISTRATION TEAMS WILL CARRY GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS WHEN THEY MAKE THE IR CALLS.
SHA TIN RESIDENTS LEARN ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
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SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND FORMER MENTAL PATIENTS THROUGH A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD,
A SPECIAL COURSE ON THE SUBJECT IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THE EXTRA MURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE TWO-MONTH COURSE, LIMITED TO 40 PARTICIPANTS, ARE NOW BEING INVITED, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, DR FANNY CHEUNG SAID.
/DR CHRUNG,