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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1985

TWO CANDIDATES WITHDRAW FROM ELECTIONS

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TWO CANDIDATES HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 7.

THEY ARE MISS YEUNG WING-KAN OF KWUN TONG'S LAM TIN NORTH CONSTITUENCY, AND MR YU FU-HONG FROM EASTERN'S QUARRY BAY SOUTH CONSTITUENCY.

WITH THE WITHDRAWAL OF MR YU, THE TWO OTHER CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE TWO SEATS IN THE QUARRY BAY SOUTH CONSTITUENCY WILL BE UNOPPOSED AND WILL THEREFORE BE DECLARED AUTOMATICALLY ELECTED.

THE FINAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IS 501.

MEANWHILE, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION

HAS ORGANISED A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES

THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO INTRODUCE THE CANDIDATES TO THE PUBLIC · IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCIES.

THESE INCLUDE +MEET THE PRESS+ SESSIONS, +CONSTITUENCY NIGHTS+ AND NUMEROUS OPEN FORUMS WHERE CANDIDATES WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THEIR POLITICAL PLATFORMS.

DB MEMBERS GO VISITING

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UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE WILL PAY COURTESY VISITS TO MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS IN THE DISTRICT STARTING FROM MONDAY (FEBRUARY 4)

INITIATED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, THE VISITS ON FIVE CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS, ARE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING LINKS BETWEEN THE BOARD, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS.

THE VISITS WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO UNDERSTANDING BETTER THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF THE FIVE SUB-DISTRICTS, CAUSEWAY BAY, NORTH POINT, SHAU KEI WAN, QUARRY BAY AND CHAI WAN.

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