WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1994
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SECONDARY STUDENTS URGED TO VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 18
SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO CAN VOTE SHOULD EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND CAST THEIR BALLOTS AT' THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 18, THE ASSISTANT ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS BETTY TAM, SAID THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING,
CHAU
AND
SPEAKING AT TWO SEPARATE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES ON CHEUNG
SAID THE LANTAU, MISS TAM
POLLS SIGNIFIED ANOTHER PHASE *IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY'S REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
ELECTED COMMISSION
THE ELECTIONS, SHE SAID, WOULD PRODUCE THE FIRST FULLY
AN DISTRICT BOARDS AND THOSE ELECTED WOULD FORM
ELECTION TO SELECT 10 MEMBERS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1995.
NUMBER OF NOTING THAT DISTRICT BOARDS REPRESENTED THE BIGGEST
THE TERRITORY, MISS TAM ADVISORY BODIES IN
SAID THEY FORMED AS ESSENTIAL PART OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN HONG KONG.
"THEY PROVIDE BETTER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT AND IN THIS
WILL ENSURE THAT THE AMINISTRATION TAKES HEED OF THEIR PROBLEMS, SHE SAID.
CONNECTION,
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THE LOWERING OF VOTING AGE TO 18, SHE ADDED, WOULD ALSO ENABLE YOUNGSTERS TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
CUMULATIVE
MILLION
TIME (HOURS)
CHANGE ($ MILLION)
OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
2,493
0930
+14
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
1.825
1000
+14
CHANGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO :
1100
+34
MONEY MARKET ACTIVITY
+38
1200
+38
LAF TODAY
-706
1500
+38
1600
+38
LAF RATE 3.00 BID/5.00 OFFER
TWI 122.1 *+0.1*
7.9.94
/HONG KONG