THURSDAY, JANUARY 12,
1989
FINAL
REGISTER OF ELECTORS MR CHAN ADDED THAT THE ELECTIONS WOULD BE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION FROM TOMORROW.
FOR INSPECTION
THE
A CERTAIN OFFICE
THE RELEVANT PART OF THE FINAL REGISTER RELATING TO
INSPECTION AT THE DISTRICT DISTRICT WAS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CONCERNED.
ELECTORS IN THE 1988 FINAL ISSUE) OF WHICH AND 1,045,073
"THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED REGISTER STANDS AT 1,604,048 (1,610,998 IN THE 1987 558,975 (544,843) ARE RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES (1,066, 155) LIVE IN THE URBAN AREAS," HE SAID,
CAMPAIGN WOULD BE
ON THE PUBLICITY SIDE, MR CHAN SAID A MASS LAUNCHED IN THE FOLLOWING TWO MONTHS TO URGE ELECTORS TO VOTE,
COVERAGE INCLUDES PACKAGE
EXTENSIVE "THE PUBLICITY ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE PRESS, DISTRICT FORUMS, TELEVISION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS, POSTERS, ADVERTISING STATIONS AND SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPERS.
"THE PLATFORMS OF THE CANDIDATES AND VOTING
MR CHAN ADDED. BE MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED ELECTORS,
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IN THE RADIO IN MTR
INSTRUCTIONS WILL
PROVISIONS
SOME
MR CHAN ALSO NOTED THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS WOULD BE GAZETTED TOMORROW TO IMPROVE ON OF THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS.
SEALING THE
OF BALLOT BOXES AND WILL "THESE
FACILITATE
AND ACCOUNTING ELECTORAL DOCUMENTS AND THE MORE SYSTEMATIC PACKAGING
OFFICERS TO ALLOW OF BALLOT PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS, EMPOWER PRESIDING
REFLECT THE NEW TIME-TABLE PHOTOGRAPHY INSIDE POLLING STATIONS AND FOR ELECTIONS IN 1991, MR CHAN SAID.
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EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER RELEASED
AT $95, 984 MILLION, TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN NOVEMBER 1988,
1987. NOVEMBER WITH COMPARED VALUE IN
TERMS GREW BY 39 PER CENT
TRADE IN NOVEMBER ACCORDING TO THE DETAILED FIGURES ON THE VALUE OF
BY THE CENSUS
STATISTICS AND (THURSDAY) RELEASED TODAY 1988
DEPARTMENT.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 17 PER IN NOVEMBER 1988, WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY
EXPORTS IN MILLION, THUS BRINGING TOTAL MILLION WHICH REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 38 1987.
CENT
TO $20,052 MILLION 58 PER CENT TO $27,706 1988 TO NOVEMBER
PER CENT OVER
$47,758 NOVEMBER
/OVER THE