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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904

IN ADDITION, MR LEUNG SAID THE GREEN PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WOULD INTRODUCE AN INDIRECTLY ELECTED ELEMENT INTO THE CENTRAL LEVEL OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS.

+ IT IS HOPED THAT THE PROPOSED CHANGES CAN PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE CHANNEL FOR THE AUTHORITATIVE EXPRESSION OF THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE AND TO MAKE THE GOVERNMENT MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,+ HE SAID.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY CNTA, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED, THE SINGING CONTEST IS PART CF A SERIES OF PUBLICITY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE VOTER REGISTRATION. CAMPAIGN.

NINE SEMI-FINAL ISTS WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE GRAND FINAL ON SEPTEMBER 1 4T THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.

CHEERING TEAMS FROM THE 18 DISTRICTS CHANTED SLOGANS TO

SUPPORT THE IR RESPECTIVE SINGERS.

SOUVENIRS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST CHEERING TEAM AND THE BEST SLOGAN DURING THE GRAND FINAL.

TEXTILE TALKS FIRST ROUND HELD

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THE FIRST ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND AMERICAR OFFICIALS ON THE PROPOSED NEW U.S. RULES ON TEXTILE IMPORTS TOOK PLACE IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY (FRIDAY).

THE HONG KONG TEAM, LED BY MRS EMMEL INE MOK, ACTING COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS), WASHINGTON, RE-STATED HONG KONG'S POSITION THAT THE REGULATIONS WERE UNACCEPTABLE AND WERE IN VICLATIO OF THE BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT.

HONG KONG'S CASE WAS NOTED BY SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE AND OTHER AGENCIES WHO WILL NOW STUDY HONG KONG'S VIEWS PRIOR TO THE RESUMPTION OF CONSULTATIONS ON AUGUST 20 AND 21 WHEN THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD WILL LEAD THE HONG KONG DELEGATION.

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