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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1983

APPEAL TO UC ELECTION VOTERS

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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR H.T. LUI, TODAY (TUESDAY) CALLED ON ALL REGISTERED ELECTORS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AND VOTE IN THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 8.

IN AN APPEAL LETTER TO THE DISTRICT'S 100 000 VOTERS, MR LUI SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE URBAN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR MARKED ONLY THE INTERMEDIATE STEP IN THE PROCESS OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

+THE NEXT AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT STEP WILL BE THE NEW-STYLE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY (MARCH 8),+ HE SAID.

FOR THE ELECTIONS ALL DISTRICT BOARD VOTERS AND ALL THOSE ON THE URBAN COUNCIL'S ELECTORAL ROLL ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE FROM WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES.

THE SUCCESSFUL URBAN COUNCILLORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY SIT ON THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT BOARD, IN ADDITION TO GAINING THEIR SEATS IN THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR LUI SAID.

+ IN THIS WAY, THESE ELECTED URBAN COUNCILLORS WILL NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO RÉPRESENT YOUR INTERESTS ON THE DISTRICT BOARDS BUT ALSO ENSURE THAT YOUR VOICE IS HEARD IN THE URBAN COUNCIL,+ HE ADDED.

HE NOTED THAT WELL OVER 30 PER CENT OF THE 100 000 REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE DISTRICT VOTED IN LAST YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

+THIS WAS REALLY AN ACHIEVEMENT BY ANY STANDARD AND REFLECTED THE PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THEIR OWN DISTRICTS, HE SAID.

THE APPEAL LETTER, TOGETHER WITH A SIMPLE GUIDE ON VOTING, A SKETCH MAP SHOWING THE POLLING STATIONS AND A SPECIAL PUBLICATION INTRODUCING ALL NOMINATED CANDIDATES IN THE DISTRICT, WERE SENT TO THE VOTERS.

AND SHAU

IN EASTERN DISTRICT THERE ARE TWO CONSTITUENCIES NORTH POINT COVERING CAUSEWAY BAY, NORTH POINT AND QUARRY BAY; KEI WAN COVERING SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAJ WAN.

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