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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1988

ALTHOUGH SOME EMPLOYERS MAY REGARD THE VISIT AS A NUISANCE, THE MAJORITY AGREE THAT IT CAN BE VERY USEFUL TO THEM BECAUSE THEY MAY BE DEALING WITH EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AT PRESENT THE DIVISION OPERATES FROM THREE BRANCH OFFICES AT THE DOMINION CENTRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI; NGAU TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN ON WAH STREET, KOWLOON; AND EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN TEXACO ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

THESE OFFICES PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED, MENTALLY RETARDED AND EX-MENTALLY ILL PERSONS SEEKING OPEN EMPLOYMENT.

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MR HO APPEALED TO ALL EMPLOYERS TO TAKE ON DISABLED PERSONS A MEANS OF FULFILLING THEIR MANPOWER NEEDS. THIS HELPS THE DISABLED NOT ONLY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITIES AT WORK BUT ALSO TO LEAD AN INDEPENDENT AND MEANINGFUL LIFE.

SHA TIN TAKES FIRST STEP TO PROMOTE DB ELECTIONS

THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS SUCCESSFULLY ORGANISED THE FIRST EVENT TO PROMOTE THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS CHOSEN THE BEST CHINESE SLOGAN FROM ENTRIES TO A COMPETITION. THE SLOGAN, WHICH LITERALLY MEANS "SHA TIN ELECTORS COME FORWARD, 90,000 VOICES ON MARCH 10", WILL BE USED IN A DISTRICT-WIDE PUBLICITY TO CALL ON THE 90,294 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT TO CAST THEIR VOTES.

SLOGAN DEFEATING 79 OTHER

MISS LU PIK-FUNG, WHO WROTE THE ENTRIES, ATTRIBUTED THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN SHA TIN TO THE SUCCESS OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND HOPED THAT PEOPLE WOULD CONTINUE то SUPPORT THE SCHEME BY VOTING ON MARCH 10.

SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE DB ELECTIONS DISTRICT.

YUNG, SAID A SERIES OF HAD BEEN PLANNED FOR THE

SESSION FOR ALL SHA TIN 28 AND A

THESE INCLUDE A MEET-THE-MEDIA CANDIDATES ON FEBRUARY 13 A CANDIDATES' FORUM ON FEBRUARY

+ LARGE-SCALE BICYCLE PARADE ON MARCH 5.

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'PUBLICITY MATERIALS SUCH AS BANNERS, POSTERS AND A HUGE SIGNBOARD NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF LION ROCK TUNNEL WILL BE PUT UP WHILE A VARIETY OF SOUVENIRS AND A NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS. A BROADCASTING VAN WILL AL90 TRAVEL ROUND THE DISTRICT TO APPEAL FOR VOTERS NEARER THE TIME OF ELECTION," HE ADDED.

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