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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1986
+BEFORE SUBMITTING THE NOMINATION PAPER IN PERSON TO THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, WHO WILL BE THE RETURNING OFFICER, A CANDIDATE IS REQUIRED TO PLACE A DEPOSIT OF $1 000 WITH THE TREASURY WHICH WILL BE RETURNED TO HIM IF HE POLLS NOT LESS THAN ONE EIGHTH OF THE VOTES CAST,+ HE SAID.
NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.
NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE RETURNING OFFICER DURING OFFICE HOURS, MONDAY TO FRIDAY, UP TO AND INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 26.
SOUTHERN DB TO BEGIN CIVIC EDUCATION DRIVE
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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF ITS YEAR-LONG CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY),
THE CAMPAIGN, TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THREE PHASES. THE AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO BECOME BETTER CITIZENS BY TAKING A GREATER INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PLAYING A MORE ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
THE DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED THE ALLOCATION OF ABOUT $60 000 TO IMPLEMENT THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN, FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER. IN THIS PHASE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED TO SPREAD THE CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGE.
AMONG THOSE ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR PAUL YOUNG, ACTING SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS ANGELA TSANG, AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS OLIVIA NIP.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON CIVIC EDUCATION TO BEGIN AT NOON TOMORROW IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM, NO. 7-11, NAM NING STREET, SECOND FLOOR, MEI FUNG COURT, ABERDEEN CENTRE, HONG KONG.
THERE WILL BE NO SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION SERVICE.
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