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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1984

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OTHER INCREASES ARE PROPOSED TO FEES CHARGED UNDER THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE AND THE LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE UNDER AMENDING BILLS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW.

IF THE BILLS ARE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THESE NEW FEES MAY BE INTRODUCED AT THE END OF JULY, UNDER THE PROPOSALS THE FEE FOR THE ISSUE OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $5 TO $10 AND FEES FOR POST-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, SEARCH OF RECORDS AND ALTERATION OF ENTRIES IN REGISTERS UNDER THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE WILL ALSO BE DOUBLED. FEES FOR A CERTIFICATE AND FOR VARIOUS LICENCES UNDER THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE ARE TO BE INCREASED FROM $1 AND $30 TO $5 AND $60 RESPECTIVELY. THOSE FOR RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTH AND THE ISSUE OF CERTIFIED COPIES OF ENTRIES OF THE BIRTH OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS, UNDER THE LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE, ARE TO BE INCREASED FROM $15 AND $1.50 TO $30 AND $10 RESPECTIVELY.

US SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT HK

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THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, MR GEORGE SHULTZ, WILL VISIT HONG KONG BETWEEN JULY 7 AND 9 AS PART OF HIS PACIFIC TOUR.

MR SHULTZ IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG BY U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL FLIGHT AT 6.30 AM ON SATURDAY (JULY 7).

FORUM ON DB WORK

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TUEN MUN WILL BE THE FIRST DISTRICT TO START A NEW RTHK RADIO PROGRAMME ON SATURDAY (JULY 7) TO PROMOTE THE VOTERS REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM.

THE 90-MINUTE +DISTRICT FORA+ PROGRAMME WILL TAKE THE FORM OF A DISCUSSION BY EIGHT PANELISTS ON VARIOUS PROBLEMS, FOLLOWED BY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.

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BESIDES THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG, THE PANEL ISTS WILL INCLUDE THREE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MR ALFRED TSO, MR NG CHEUK-TAI AND MR YU HON-TIM THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S COM» !TTEES,

AND A LOCAL MR CHAN MO-PAU, MR YEUNG SUK-CHUEN AND MR TO KAM-CHON RESIDENT, MR CHU WAI-BUN.