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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1984

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+ THE SERIOUSNESS AND DEDICATION WITH WHICH THEY HAVE GONE ABOUT THE IR BUSINESS, NOT JUST IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE IR DISTRICTS. BUT ALSO IN TAKING THE INITIATIVE IN SEEKING TO DISCUSS MAJOR POLICY ISSUES, HAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED THE BOARDS AS AN IMPORTANT STRAND IN THE POLITICAL FABRIC OF HONG KONG.

+ IN ADDITION, PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER GIVE AN ADDED DIMENSION TO THE ROLE OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS,+ HE SAID.

IN THE COMING ELECTIONS, VOTERS WILL BE SELECTING A TOTAL OF 236 REPRESENTATIVES - NEARLY DOUBLE THE EXISTING NUMBER.

MR AKERS-JONES REMINDED YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL BE REACHING THE AGE OF 21 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR THAT THEY TOO ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.

POINTING OUT THAT REGISTRATION IS VERY SIMPLE, MR AKERS-JONES

IDENTITY CARD SAID. +ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS FILL IN HIS NAME. NUMBER AND HOME ADDRESS AND SIMPLY DROP THE COMPLETED FORM IN A POST BOX FOR FREE DELIVERY.+

TO ENCOURAGE POTENTIAL VOTERS TO REGISTER, A SERIES OF POSTERS WILL BE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, SUPPLEMENTED BY SPECIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION MESSAGES AND PROGRAMMES.

IN THE DISTRICTS, A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN ARRANGED, INCLUDING TALKS, SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS ON THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BOARDS.

DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF ARE ALSO CONDUCTING DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS IN THE CONSTITUENCIES, EXPLAINING THE WORK OF THE BOARDS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND ASSISTING RESIDENTS IN COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORMS.

VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES AND OTHER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, HAVE OFFERED TO ASSIST IN THE REGISTRATION EXERCISE.

A SPECIAL FEATURE THIS YEAR IS A DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THEME SONG COMPOSED AND SUNG BY POPULAR SINGER MICHAEL KWAN WHICH CRYSTALLISES THE OVERALL THEME +A VOTE IS A VOICE+.

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