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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1981

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FORUM ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN TAI PO

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TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE WILL HOLD AN OPEN FORUM ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 30) AT TAI WING SQUARE, STARTING AT 4.30 PM.

THE FORUM WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MF. NICKY LO, WHO WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE NEW SYSTEM.

OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN WONG THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHEUNG HON-KAU, AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MR HERBERT LAU, MR HUNG MEI-TAK AND MR CHAN HAK-LAU.

MR WONG WILL TALK ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CONSULTATIVE SYSTEM AND MR CHEUNG WILL OUTLINE THE DUTIES OF A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.

MR LAU, WHO WORKS IN TAI PO, WILL TALK ABOUT HIS EXPECTATIONS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. MR HUNG, AN INDIGENOUS RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT, WILL TALK ABOUT HIS EXPECTATIONS OF ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, WHILE MR CHAN, A NEWCOMER TO TAI PO, WILL POINT OUT WAYS THE DISTRICT BOARD CAN HELP INCOMING RESIDENTS.

MEANWHILE, STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN PAYING DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO EXPLAIN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE PROCEDURES FOR REGISTERING AS VOTERS AND CANDIDATES.

UP TO NOW, MORE THAN 2 500 FAMILIES FROM YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, TAI YUEN ESTATE AND 70 VILLAGES HAVE BEEN VISITED.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT 4 000 HOUSEHOLDS WILL HAVE BEEN VISITED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ALSO ARRANGED 10 SEMINARS ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES AND LOCAL RESIDENTS.

FOR THE ELECTIONS, TAI PO WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FIVE CONSTITUENCIES WITH NINE POLLING STATIONS.

DURING THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 12, STAFF OF TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE WILL DISTRIBUTE FORMS TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND HELP LOCAL PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THEM.

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