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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1983

THE BILL ALSO CONTAINS A PROVISION TO CLOSE A POSSIBLE LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW WHEREBY A MOTOR VEHICLE IS FIRST REGISTERED IN A CATEGORY CARRYING A LOW RATE OF TAX AND, BY CHANGE OF USE, IS CONVERTED INTO A VEHICLE OF A CATEGORY WHICH WOULD HAVE ATTRACTED A HIGHER RATE OF TAX. IN FUTURE THE DIFFERENCE IN TAX WOULD BE PAYABLE AND CALCULATED WITH REFERENCE TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED INITIALLY.

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON APRIL 27. THE RESUMPTION OF DEBATE AND SECOND AND THIRD READINGS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 11.

PUBLIC VIEWS EXPRESSED DURING THIS TIME WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND REPRESENTATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO UMELCO (SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG) OR THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER (REHABILITATION DIVISION, EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG).

THREE CANDIDATES FOR EASTERN DB SEAT ******

A VACANT SEAT ON THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE KEENLY CONTESTED BY THREE CANDIDATES IN A BY-ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 12.

THE TRIO MR GIUSEPPE SALAROLI (47), HR YEUNG CHO= CHEUNG (47) AND MR SHAM TAK-ON (29) — WILL BE CONTESTING FOR THE SEAT IN THE QUARRY BAY CONSTITUENCY WHICH WAS LEFT VACANT BY MR KWAN LIM-HO AFTER HE WAS ELECTED TO THE URBAN COUNCIL LAST MONTH.

IN THE TIN WAN AND SHEK PAI WAN CONSTITUENCY OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR TSE KIT-TO (51), WAS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHEN NOMINATIONS CLOSED AT 5.30 PM TODAY (FRIDAY).

HE WILL BE DECLARED ELECTED UNCONTESTEDLY TO FILL THE SEAT LEFT VACANT BY MR JOSEPH CHAN WHO WAS ALSO SUCCESSFUL IN LAST MONTH'S URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

TWO POLLING STATIONS, ONE AT THE TAIKOO PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THE OTHER AT THE HONG KONG CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB COLLEGE, WILL OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM ON ELECTION DAY FOR THE 22 155 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE QUARRY BAY CONSTITUENCY.

ALL THE VOTERS WILL RECEIVE A POLL CARD SHORTLY INFORMING THEM OF THE ELECTION AND THE LOCATION OF THEIR STATIONS.

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