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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1984

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+SOUND FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM+

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THE WHITE PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR WOULD FORM A SOUND FOUNDATION FOR HONG KONG'S POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE YEARS TO COME, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE KOWLOON TONG DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL, MR LAM SAID, +TO COPE WITH MODERN DEVELOPMENTS AND NEEDS, THE LOCAL POLITICAL SYSTEM WILL UNDERGO CHANGES.+

+IN JULY, THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED THE GREEN PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG, LISTING IN DETAIL THE PROPOSALS ON POLITICAL REFORMS, HE SAID.

AFTER A TWO-MONTH CONSULTATION PERIOD, IT WAS NOW BEING FORMULATED INTO A WHITE PAPER, HE ADDED.

ON THE RECENTLY COMPLETED VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE, MR LAM SAID THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS TOGETHER WITH THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS ELECTIONS, HAS NOW REACHED ABOUT 1.5 MILLION.

HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT WHO HAVE REGISTERED AS VOTERS TO CONSIDER STANDING AS CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIONS AND TO CAST THE IR BALLOT IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS NEXT MARCH.

HE SAID THEY SHOULD EXERCISE THEIR OBLIGATION AS CITIZENS AND CONTRIBUTE TO HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY.

BUSY DAY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION CHIEF

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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL HAVE A BUSY DAY TOMORROW (SATURDAY) OFFICIATING AT THREE SPORTS FUNCTIONS IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

MR AKERS-JONES WILL TRAVEL TO TUEN MUN TO START OFF THE YAN OI TONG VOLLEYBALL DEMONSTRATION BY THE CHINA WOMEN'S NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM - THE CURRENT OLYMPIC CHAMPION AT THE YAN 01 TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, YAN CHING CIRCUIT AT 10.30 AM.

HE WILL THEN RETURN TO KOWLOON TO PERFORM THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SECOND SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT 1 PM IN THE MONG KOK STADIUM, BOUNDARY STREET.

HE WILL NEXT LAUNCH THE 6TH TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL AT A CEREMONY IN THE O.R. SADICK INDOOR GAMES HALL, HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, AT 3 PM.

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