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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988
LIAO TO LEAD OFFICIALS ON CHINA VISIT
THE HONG KONG AND MACAU OFFICE OF THE CHINESE STATE COUNCIL HAS INVITED A GROUP OF SIX OFFICIALS FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO UNDERTAKE A FAMILIARISATION VISIT TO BEIJING AND GUANGZHOU FROM 18 28 OCTOBER 1988.
THE GROUP WILL BE LED BY MR DONALD LIAO, THE SECRETARY FOR
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
THE PROGRAMME WILL COMPRISE A WEEK IN BEIJING FOR A GENERAL BRIEFING BY CHINESE OFFICIALS ON MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT, FOLLOWED BY A TWO-DAY VISIT TO GUANGZHOU.
URBCO-DB BY-ELECTIONS ON OCTOBER 6
MORE THAN 54,000 ELECTORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE AT NEXT WEEK'S URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARD BY-ELECTIONS ON OCTOBER 6.
THE BY-ELECTION FOR THE YAU TSIM CONSTITUENCY OF THE URBAN COUNCIL COVERS THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI AREAS AND CARRIES AN ELECTORATE OF 44,135.
THERE WILL BE SEVEN POLLING STATIONS.
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THE BY-ELECTION FOR THE TSUEN WAN EAST (NORTH) CONSTITUENCY THE TOUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD COMPRISES MAINLY THE CHRUNG SHAN ESTATE, THE SHEK WAI KOK ESTATE AND THE CHEUNG PEI SHAN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND HAS AN ELECTORATE OF 10,483.
THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE POLLING STATION AT THE TSUEN WAN PUBLIC HO CHUEN YIU MEMORIAL COLLEGE, SHEK WAI KOK ESTATE. VOTING FOR BOTH BY-ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 7.30 AM UNTIL 10.30 PM.
POLL CARDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT TO ALL ELECTORS IN THE TWO CONSTITUENCIES.
"ELECTORS IN THESE CONSTITUENCIES WHO BAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE POLL CARDS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION BY TELEPHONE AT 5-270369 OR 5-270380", THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, MR LAI KWAN-TAT, SAID.
/ELECTORS WILL ....