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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1990
VOTER REGISTRATION
AT A BRIEF CEREMONY TO KICK OFF THE LOCAL PROGRAMME, ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER (YAU TSIM), MS MELODY RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE EXERCISE.
WONG, URGED
"ONLY REGISTERED VOTERS CAN VOTE OR STAND AS CANDIDATES IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS.
"AND IN EXERCISING
THEIR
RIGHTS ΤΟ VOTE. PEOPLE CAN HELP
TOWARDS BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY," MS WONG SAID.
THERE ARE ABOUT 101,100 ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN THE 158,000-PEOPLE YAU TSIM DISTRICT, BUT ONLY SOME 35,000 OF THEM HAVE REGISTERED.
PARTICULAR, YOUNG
MS WONG SAID: "WE HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE, IN PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 21, WILL COME FORWARD TO REGISTER.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL APPROACH THEM AND PROMOTIONAL то THE STUDENTS LEAFLETS AND REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
HONG OF THE
KONG POLYTECHNIC AND GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THROUGH THEIR STUDENT UNIONS.
A SPECIAL REGISTRATION TEAM WILL VISIT SHOPS AND STREET
WILL OTHER TEAMS IN THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS.
CONTINUE
THEIR
STALLS VISITS TO.
REGISTRATION COUNTERS WILL BE SET UP AT THE DISTRICT FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND PASSERS-BY.
VARIOUS
LOCATIONS
IN
THEY INCLUDE JORDAN MTR STATION (SEPTEMBER JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC (SEPTEMBER 10-21) AND TSUI, YAU MA TEI EAST, YAU MA TEI NORTH, JORDAN SEPTEMBER 8.
YAU 3-7),
MA ΤΕΙ AREAS IN TSIM SHA AND FERRY POINT ON
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS STREET LIGHTS ISSUE
THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF INADEQUATE STREET LIGHTS ALONG EASTERN HOSPITAL ROAD AT A MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL ΤΟ PROVIDE A COACH PARKING AREA NEAR TIGER BALM GARDEN, TAI HANG ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
WHICH
21ST
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED то COVER THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 4 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD.
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