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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1985

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+AND ON THESE TWO NEW YEAR CELEBRATION ITEMS, THERE WILL BE A LITTLE REMINDER TO RECIPIENTS OF THE VOTING DATE AND HOURS,+ HE ADDED.

A LARGE BANNER MEASURING 15.25 METRES BY 3.05 METRES AND DECORATED WITH RIBBONS, WILL BE PLACED OUTSIDE THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING FACING BUSY YUE MAN SQUARE. THE BANNER CARRIES THE NEW YEAR GREETING AND A +CAST-YOUR-VOTE+ MESSAGE.

MR MAK SAID THE ROBOT USED AS THE DISTRICT'S MASCOT IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR, WOULD BE RETURNING WITH A ROBOT SON.

+SCENES OF THE ROBOT FATHER CASTING HIS BALLOT AND SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE TO HIS SON, HAVE BEEN PAINTED ON SIX LARGE BOARDS,+

E SAID.

THE BOARDS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE DISPLAY WINDOWS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS FIVE SUB-OFFICES.

ON THE MORE EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, MR *AK SAID STARTING ON FEBRUARY 10, THE DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD HOLD A SERIES OF FORUMS TO PROVIDE LOCAL RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES AND THE IR POLITICAL PLATFORMS.

+OF COURSE, PAMPHLETS CARRYING THE CANDIDATES' POLITICAL PLATFORMS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO VOTERS TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE AN INTELLIGENT CHOICE, MR MAK SAID.

+PAMPHLETS AND REPORTS RECOUNTING THE WORK OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE BOARD'S ACHIEVEMENTS,+ HE ADDED.

TOGETHER WITH LAMP-POST BUNTINGS, BANNERS AND POSTERS, ABOUT $200 000 WILL BE SPENT ON PUBLICISING THE MARCH 7 ELECTIONS.

NTSD DRIVERS AWARDED ACCIDENT FREE CERTIFICATES

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SIXTY-NINE DRIVERS OF THE NEW TERR TORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) AWARDED ACCIDENT-FREE CERTIFICATES FOR DRIVING WITH A CLEAR RECORD DURING THE LAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS.

SIXTY-ONE OF THEM RECEIVED CERTIFICATES FOR CAREFUL DRIVING OP THREE YEARS WHILE THE REMAINING EIGHT WERE FOR FIVE YEARS. THE DRIVERS WERE IN CHARGE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF NTSD VEHICLES, INCLUDING REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES, STREET WASHING VEHICLES, NIGHT-SOIL DESLUDGERS, GULLY EMPTIER AND MECHANICAL SUCTION SWEEPER!.

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