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+ THE RADIO IS AN EXCELLENT MEDIA FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, AND HOPE 'DISTRICT FORA' WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DISTRICT BOARD AND SUCCEED IN PERSUADING YOU TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION,+

MR AKERS-JONES ADDED THAT THE MOST DIRECT AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF PARTICIPATION WAS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS AND TO VOTE IN THE NEXT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

+THIS IS THE RIGHT AS WELL AS THE DUTY OF EVERY ADULT CITIZEN, HE STRESSED.

RESIDENTS URGED TO SUPPORT DB'S ******

VOTING IN NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IS AN INDICATION OF ONE'S ACTIVE SUPPORT TO FUTURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING.

SPEAKING AT THE DISTRICT'S AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST, HE CALLED ON ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO REGISTER AND VOTE FOR CANDIDATES OF THEIR CHOICE.

+THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS DEPENDS GREATLY ON THE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, MR LAM SAID, THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD HAD BEEN DOING MUCH TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOOD OF LOCAL RESIDENTS.

SOME OF THE EXAMPLES WERE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF +MEET-THE- PUBLIC+ SESSIONS TO ENABLE BOARD MEMBERS TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AS WELL AS ADVICES AND SUGGESTIONS ON IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE DISTRICT.

HE SAID THAT THE SINGING CONTEST WAS ORGANISED NOT ONLY TO EXPLORE LOCAL TALENTS, BUT ALSO TO FOSTER DISTRICT IDENTITY AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG THE RESIDENTS.

+THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE CONTEST, WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, CONTRIBUTE IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD, AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY,+ HE SAID.

WAN CHAI IS THE 15TH DISTRICT TO HOLD THE TERRITORY-WIDE CONTEST BEING ORGANISED TO PROMOTE THE COMING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

THE SIX-WEEK REGISTRATION EXERCISE WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 15 AND THE ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 7 NEXT YEAR.