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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1994
'IN VOTING, WE MAKE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNMENT PROCESS.
"WE WILL BE CHOOSING PEOPLE NOT ONLY TO REPRESENT US, BUT ALSO TO SERVE US.'
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NOTING THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY HONG KONG WILL HAVE A FULLY-ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, MR SUEN DESCRIBED IT AS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO TAKE.
STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 18, HE SAID THE BOARDS REPRESENTED THE BASIC LEVEL OF REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM.
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UNDERTAKING A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE 18 DISTRICT BOARDS TO BE SET UP ARE IN A GOOD POSITION TO RESPOND
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MOREOVER, HE NOTED, SINCE THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS WILL FORM AN ELECTION COMMITTEE TO RETURN 10 LEGISLATORS IN 1995, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN THẺ TERRITORY.
TURNING TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MR SUEN PRAISED THE BODY FOR ESTABLISHING A REPUTATION FOR THE QUALITY AND STANDARD OF ITS WORK SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1986.
HE ALSO SAID A HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION UNIT WOULD BE SET UP UNDER THE COMMITTEE AND $20 MILLION WOULD BE INJECTED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO ENABLE IT TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF PROMOTING CIVIC BDUCATION IN GENERAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR.
THE EXHIBITION AT THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION HALL., HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST INCLUDES PANEL DISPLAYS, VIDEO SHOWS, GAMES STALLS, DRAMAS, A "TIME TUNNEL" TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CONCEPT AND ALSO FEATURES WINNING ENTRIES OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PROJECT AWARD.
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THE WINNING PRESENTATIONS COME FROM: (FIRST PRIZE) "ESSENCE OF ELECTIONS AND THE RULE OF LAW" BY MINZHU DAXUE; (FIRST RUNNER-UP) "HOW TO CONVENE AND PARTICIPATE IN SMALL GROUP MEETINGS" BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S FACULTY OF EDUCATION, JOINTLY WITH CHUNG TAI EDUCATIONAL PRESS; AND (SECOND RUNNER-UP) "YOUTH AWARENESS MOVEMENT" BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS' MEI LAM CENTRE.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EXCEPT ON THURSDAY (JULY 7) WHEN IT WILL CLOSE AT 5 PM.
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