TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1994
AS THERE IS USUALLY A TIME LAG BETWEEN THE EXECUTION AND THE LODGMENT OF DEEDS FOR REGISTRATION, STATISTICS RECORDED IN JULY GENERALLY RELATE TO LAND TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED UP TO FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THEIR SUBMISSION FOR REGISTRATION.
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THERE IS AN INCREASE OF 8.3 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS OF BUILDING UNITS RECEIVED FOR REGISTRATION IN JULY THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THIS IS MAINLY THE RESULT OF THE OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION SCHEME VILLA IN TUEN MUN.
LODGMENT OF 3,445 ASSIGNMENTS FLATS IN RESPECT OF YUET WU
A COMPARISON TABLE SHOWING THE RELEVANT STATISTICS FOR JUNE 1994 AND FOR JULY 1993 WAS RELEASED.
YEAR-ON-YEAR
FOR SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, A CHART SHOWING THE NUMBER RECEIVED FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND ANOTHER SHOWING THE RATE OF CHANGE WERE ALSO RELEASED.
SUCCESS OF ELECTION DEPENDS ON
HONEST ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (BEC), JUSTICE WOO KWOK-HING, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER DEPENDED ON THE CANDIDATES' STRICT ADHERENCE TO ELECTION REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.
MR WOO SAID CANDIDATES SHOULD BE CAREFUL IN HANDLING THEIR ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A BRIEFING SESSION ORGANISED BY THE BEC FOR CANDIDATES,
REPRESENTATIVES
FOR THE CITY AND
NEW
TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, POST OFFICE AND THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE WERE ALSO PRESENT.
"OUR COMMON GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE AN OPEN, FAIR AND HONEST ELECTION, HE SAID.
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HE SAID MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS THE BEC RECEIVED RELATED TO ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS. HE URGED CANDIDATES TO HANDLE CAREFULLY THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THESE ADVERTISEMENTS.
"IF A CANDIDATE HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT ENTIRELY HEEDING THE BEC'S PROVISIONS, HE SHOULD TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION. THE COMMISSION WILL STRICTLY ENFORCE RELEVANT REGULATIONS AND WILL TOLERATE ANY PRACTICES WHICH ARE VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS, STRESSED.
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ANOTHER IMPORTANT AREA OF CONCERN IS ELECTION EXPENSES.
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