FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1986
SIR DAVID PRAISES YMCA
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THE NEW CHINESE YMCA HONG KONG CENTRE WILL ENHANCE CULTURAL INTERCHANGE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
OFFICIALLY OPENING THE CENTRE, SIR DAVID SAID THE DEDICATION OF MANAGEMENT AND STAFF WOULD ALSO ENSURE THAT THE NEW CENTRE BECAME A FOCUS OF COMMUNITY LIFE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ENABLE THEM TO MAKE HEALTHY USE OF LEISURE TIME+.
SINCE THE CENTRE STARTED OPERATIONS LAST NOVEMBER, MEMBERSHIP HAD ALREADY RISEN TO OVER 400, HE NOTED.
SIR DAVID ALSO EXPRESSED APPRECIATION OF THE YMCA'S REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY IN ITS 85 YEARS OF SERVICE AND WISHED THE ASSOCIATION CONTINUED SUCCESS IN DEVELOPING ITS SERVICES IN HONG KONG,
THE NEW CENTRE, SITUATED AT HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, IS THE LARGEST RUN BY THE YMCA.
REGISTRATION OF LEGCO ELECTORS STARTS NEXT WEEK
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THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS WILL BE CARRIED OUT FROM APRIL 15 TO MAY 6 FOR THE COMPILATION OF THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND REGISTRATION PERIOD FROM JUNE 20 TO JULY 1, LEADING TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL REGISTER ON AUGUST 1.
+THE REGISTER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS, ROLLED OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR, IS OPEN ANNUALLY DURING SPECIFIC PERIODS TO TAKE IN NEW APPLICANTS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR, + HE SAID.
+ALTHOUGH 1986 IS NOT AN ELECTION YEAR FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY FOR AN ELIGIBLE PERSON OR ORGANISATION TO SIGN UP AS AN ELECTOR, THUS HELPING TO CONSOLIDATE THE BASE OF THE ELECTORATE, HE ADDED.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS, CNTA DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
ELIGIBLE PERSONS