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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1981

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SURVEY IN TSUEN WAN

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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE IS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY THIS MONTH TO FIND OUT LOCAL VIEWS ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

ABOUT 2 000 HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE INTERVIEWED.

THE SURVEY WILL BE THE FINAL PART OF A SERIES OF PUBLICITY MEASURES IN THE DISTRICT BEFORE REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR THE ELECTIONS BEGINS EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.

IT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY 1 500 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LIAISON OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISERS.

FOR THE SURVEY, RESIDENTS WILL BE ASKED ABOUT THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME= WHETHER WILL HELP IMPROVE THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT WHETHER DISTRICT BOARDS CAN REFLECT PUBLIC OPINION- AND WHETHER THEY WILL TAKE PART IN THE ELECTIONS BY REGISTERING, VOTING OR STANDING AS CANDIDATES.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID BESIDES HELPING TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE SURVEY WOULD ALSO PUT ACROSS THE MESSAGE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY DURING INTERVIEWS AND AROUSE THE INTEREST OF YOUNGER PEOPLE IN THE SCHEME THROUGH TAKING PART AS INTERVIEWERS.

MONTH,

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF THE

REGISTRATION OF VOTERS WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 1 AND LAST

SIX WEEKS,

TAPS OFF IN WESTERN ****

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WESTERN DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 4) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.

PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST. MORRISON STREET, BONHAM STRAND AND BONHAM STRAND WEST, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, AND SUTHERLAND STREET.

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