SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1982
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MORE CANDIDATES URGED FOR FIVE UNCONTESTED CONSTITUENCIES
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A TOTAL OF 204 PEOPLE INCLUDING 14 WOMEN HAVE BEEN REGISTERED AS CANDIDATES FOR NEXT MONTH'S URBAN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS SINCE NOMINATIONS BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE STILL FIVE UNCONTESTED CONSTITUENCIES, EACH WITH ONLY ONE CANDIDATE.
+THE FIVE ARE MID-LEVELS AND PEAK, WONG CHUK HANG AND BAYS, TO KWA WAN SOUTH, NAM CHEONG EAST AND WANG TAU HOM,+ HE SAID.
+WE HOPE MORE PEOPLE, SPECIALLY FROM THE FIVE CONSTITUENCIES, WILL COME FORWARD AS CANDIDATES.+
+THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME LEFT FOR HESITATION AS TUESDAY (AUGUST 31) WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR NOMINATIONS.
+WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GENUINE CONCERN FOR LOCAL AFFAIRS.
+ONLY THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL PEOPLE WILL THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND ITS DISTRICT BOARDS BE A SUCCESS, HE ADDED.
CUSTOMS' ROLE IN TRADE FACILITATION AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT STRESSED
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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR LEWIS DAVIES TODAY (SATURDAY) TOLD NEW RECRUITS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE THAT THE NEW INDEPENDENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT - A RECOGNITION OF BOTH
ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ITS PROFESSIONAL NATURE - HAD PLACED GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES ON EACH OF THEM.
ADDRESSING THE PASSING OUT PARADE OF 21 PROBATIONARY INSPECTORS AND 107 CUSTOMS OFFICERS, MR DAVIES UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMS ROLE IN TRADE FACILITATION AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.
/HE SAID:
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