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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934

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PEOPLE URGED TO VOTE

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BY TAKING PART IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, VOTERS WILL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROCESS OF ELECTING MEMBERS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AS PROPOSED IN THE GREEN PAPER, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN SAID TONIGHT (THURSDAY).

+ IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE ELECTIONS BECAUSE DISTRICT BOARDS WILL FORM PART OF THE PROPOSED ELECTORAL COLLEGES WHICH WILL SELECT THEIR OWN REPRESENTATIVES ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID.

MR LUI APPEALED TO RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO HAD

NOT YET REGISTERED AS VOTERS TO DO SO BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD IN HONOUR OF A SERVING MEMBER, DR KIM CHAM, WHO WAS RECENTLY APPOINTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

NEW HOMES FOR TAI PO VILLAGERS

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WORK HAS STARTED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF 44 UNITS OF STANDARD-TYPE VILLAGE HOUSES ON A 3.69-HECTARE SITE BETWEEN TO TSZ KIN AND SHEUNG WONG YI AU IN TAI PO.

THESE HOUSES WILL BE CONTAINED IN 11 BLOCKS, EACH OF THREE STOREYS, AND WILL BE FOR RESIDENTS OF WUN YIU VILLAGE, TAI PO OLD MARKET AND NAM HANG VILLAGE, THREE SITES REQUIRED FOR ROAD AND DRAINAGE WORK.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE YEAR.

WORKS CONTRACTS WORTH $12 MILLION HAD BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO TAI HING (ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS) LIMITED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

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