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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1983

MR TONG, AGED 36, IS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH THE WORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT WHERE HE RESIDES AND WORKS. HE HAS BEEN SERVING ON THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD SINCE 1981 AS AN APPOINTED MEMBER AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NAM SHAN AND YAU YAT CHUEN AREA COMMITTEE AND SECRETARY OF THE CHU KUO CHAI SQUATTER AREA MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE. MR TONG 15 WELL KNOWN AMONG THE SQUATTER POPULATION IN SHAM SHUI PO BY VIRTUE OF HIS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

MR WALTER M. SULKE, WHO HAS SERVED ON THE COUNCIL SINCE 1981 AND WHOSE TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1983 TO MARCH 31, 1986. HE HAS BEEN CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH THE WORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LAND SUPPLY AND KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.

THESE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENT WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPOINTED MEMBERS TO 15.

FIRST DB BY-ELECTIONS IN MAY

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BY-ELECTIONS TO FILL TWO VACANT SEATS ON THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARDS WILL BE HELD ON MAY 12, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION" SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE TWO SEATS WERE LEFT VACANT FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF TWO INCUMBENT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS - MR KWAN LIM-HO OF QUARRY BAY CONSTITUENCY AND MR JOSEPH CHAN OF TIN WAN AND SHEK PAI WAN CONSTITUENCY - TO THE URBAN COUNCIL ON MARCH 8.

THE VACANCIES WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BY-ELECTIONS THE FIRST SINCE DISTRICT BOARDS WERE FORMED WILL BEGIN ON APRIL 8 FOR TWO WEEKS.

THERE ARE 22 155 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE QUARRY BAY CONSTITUENCY AND 9 836 IN THE TIN WAN AND SHEK PAI WAN CONSTITUENCY.

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