SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1984
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+ALL THESE POINT TOWARDS THE DIRECTION OF DEMOCRACY AND RESIDENTS SHOULD DISPLAY THEIR SUPPORT WITH ACTION, HE SAID.
MR TSANG WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF A SINGING COMPETITION, THE FIRST OF THE 18-DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND A NEWSPAPER ORGANISATION, THE CONTEST IS AIMED AT RAISING LOCAL PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN SINGING AND MUSIC IN GENERAL.
IT ALSO FORMS PART OF THE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN FOR THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN AUGUST.
HE POINTED OUT THAT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS AND BACKGROUNDS WERE MOVING INTO THE RAPIDLY-DEVELOPING SHA TIN NEW TOWN BY THE THOUSANDS EACH MONTH.
+THROUGH THE DISTRICT BOARD SYSTEM, THESE PEOPLE CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN DISTRICT AFFAIRS. THEY CAN EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON SUCH MATTERS AS ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, HE SAID.
+ THE JOINT EFFORT OF BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE IN HANDLING VARIOUS PROBLEMS IS ESSENTIAL IN BUILDING A HEALTHY SOCIETY.
+REGISTERING AS A VOTER AND CASTING A VOTE SHOWS A CITIZEN'S RIGHT IN PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. IT ALSO REFLECTS A VOTER'S LOVE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG, HE SAID.
TWELVE AMATEURS, SELECTED FROM 255 CONTESTANTS THROUGH A SERIES OF AUDITIONS, COMPETED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SHA TIN CARITAS CENTRE.
THE WINNER WILL REPRESENT SHA TIN IN A SEMI-FINAL TO BE HELD AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL ON AUGUST 11 WHEN NINE FINALISTS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE GRAND FINAL ON SEPTEMBER 8 AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM.
THE BEST PERFORMER IN THE GRAND FINAL WILL WIN A CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL RECORDING COMPANY AND OTHER WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $40 000.
THIS EVENING'S CONTEST WILL BE TELEVISED ON ATV AT 10.30 PM ON MAY 7.
THE OTHER 17 DISTRICTS WILL HOLD THE IR CONTEST IN THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
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