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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1984

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE REVISED CODE HAD BEEN ENDORSED IN PRINCIPLE BY THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL AND THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS,

THE BILL FOR THE CHANGE IN TITLE WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 14), AND WILL PROCEED THROUGH THE REMAINING - LEGISLATIVE STAGES ON APRIL 18.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON THE BILL MAY WRITE TO UMELCO, AT SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, AT ST. JOHN'S BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.

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ELIGIBLE VOTERS URGED TO REGISTER

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS TRIED TO EXPLAIN ITSELF MORE TO THE PEOPLE AND TO MAKE ITSELF MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INVOLVED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES SAID TONIGHT.

SPEAKING AT THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER OF THE PO ON COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION, HE STRESSED THAT PEOPLE, TOO, HAD BEEN ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS.

+DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES THE PLATFORM FOR VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO FACE OUR PROBLEMS TOGETHER, TO DEVELOP OUR OWN PARTICULAR POPULAR SOLUTIONS TO THEM AND TO CREATE A FULLER AND RICHER LIFE FOR OUR PEOPLE.+

HE ADDED THAT THERE WAS NONETHELESS AN IMPORTANT PART TO BE PLAYED BY TRADITIONAL ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE PO ON COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION.

IN A COMMUNITY WHERE CHANGE AND MOVEMENT IS CONSTANTLY TAKING PLACE, THE NEED FOR STABILISING INFLUENCES OF KINSHIP AND FAMILY AND THE NEED FOR ROOTS IS MOST NECESSARY, HE SAID,

+YOUR ASSOCIATION HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. I WOULD ASK YOU NOW TO EXTEND THIS SPIRIT BY ENCOURAGING YOUR MEMBERS AND THEIR FRIENDS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS AND TO VOTE.

+A VOTE IS A SMALL THING BUT IT IS AN INDICATION OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL'S COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG. IT IS A SMALL GESTURE OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO ALL OF US. +

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