THURSDAY, JULU 18, 1991
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RESERVOIR
THE 9 AN TODAY (THURSDAY) THE SPOKESMAN SAID AS AT STORAGE STOOD AT 170 MILLION CUBIC METRES REPRESENTING 29 PER CENT THE FULL CAPACITY, COMPARED WITH 293.6 MILLION CUBIL PER CENT AT THE SAME TIME LAST AFAP.
OF
METRES DR 50. 1
THERE TS VERY A NEED
THI DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED FAST WEEK THAT UNLESS SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL. DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THERE WILL BE TO INTRODUCF WATER RESTRICTIONS IN MED- AUGUST.
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POLLING DAYS SFT FOR LEGCO ELECTIONS
*
APPOINTED
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THE POLLING DAYS . FOR THE FORTHCOMING LEGISLATIVË COUNCIL ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN FORMALLY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES (INDIRECT ELECTIONS) AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES (DIRECT ELECTIONS).
SEPTEMBER
12
FOR THE
15 SEPTEMBER
FOR
THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE POLLING DAYS WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW
(FRIDAY).
HELD
ΤΟ
TO
DIRECT
THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON A THURSDAY WHICH, ON THE ONE HAND, COULD BE MORE CONVENIENT MANY CORPORATE ELECTORS AND, ON THE OTHER, WOULD BE LESS CONFUSING THOSE INDIVIDUAL ELECTORS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN BOTH THE AND INDIRECT ELECTIONS..
WILL BE THE FIRST DIRECT ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
SUNDAY HELD ON A
IN LINE WETH THE PRACTICE INTRODUCED FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS CONDUCTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID
HAS
BEEN WELL
RECEIVED
SUNDAY CONVENIENCE TO THE ELECTORS.
THE
AND
HOLDING OF SHOULD CONTINUE
ON ELECTIONS
ΤΟ
BE OF
A
GAZETTE
ARE
ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS
ALSO ANNOUNCED IN TOMORROW'S GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS OF RETURNING OFFICERS AND FOR THE ELECTIONS.
THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR EACH OF THE NINE GEOGRAPHICAL OFFICER OF THE RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES WILL COME FROM A DISTRICT
OFFICERS AND REMAINING DISTRICT
DISTRICTS ASSUMING THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICERS IN THE COMPONENT ROLE OF ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE CONSTITUENCY.
COMPONENT
WITH DISTRICTS,
THE
OF THE 20 FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES,
THE SUPERVISION OF A FOUR GROUPS, EACH UNDER SECRETARY OF THE RELEVANT POLICY BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. SAME
BRANCH AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY FROM THE ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER.
BE 17 WILL
DIVIDED INTO PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT
POLICY
WILL SERVE
AS
/THE PRINCIPAL