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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1985

FORUMS FOR TAI PO CANDIDATES

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THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ORGANISED TWO FORUMS FOR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION CANDIDATES TO MEET THE PUBLIC.

THE 17 CANDIDATES CONTESTING FOR THE SEVEN SINGLE-SEAT CONSTITUENCIES IN THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL PRESENT THE IR ELECTORAL PLATFORMS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE FIRST FORUM WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 25) AT THE TAI YUEN COMMUNITY HALL FOR EIGHT CANDIDATES CONTESTING SEATS IN THE TAI PO CENTRAL, TAI PO NORTH EAST, TAI PO EAST AND TAI PO NORTH CONSTITUENCIES.

THE SECOND FORUM, TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 27) AT THE KWONG FUK COMMUNITY HALL, WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE NINE CANDIDATES CONTESTING FOR SEATS IN THE SAI KUNG NORTH, TAI PO SOUTH EAST AND TAI PO SOUTH CONSTITUENCIES.

BOTH FORUMS WILL START AT 8 PM AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MS ANISSA WONG WILL BE THE MODERATOR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FORUMS:

1) ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 25) AT THE TAI YUEN COMMUNITY HALL,

TAI YUEN ESTATE, TAI PO; AND

II) ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 27) AT THE KWONG FUK COMMUNITY

HALL, KWONG FUK ESTATE, TAI PO.

I.D. CARD REMINDER FOR WOMEN ****

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED WOMEN BORN IN 1947 AND 1948 TO APPLY FOR NEW 1.D. CARDS BEFORE MARCH 9 THIS YEAR.

+THE EIGHT NEW I.D. CARD ISSUE OFFICES HAVE RECEIVED 42 600 APPLICATIONS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS PHASE ON FEBRUARY 4 AND WE EXPECT 27 600 MORE TO COME IN THE REMAINING 13 WORKING DAYS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE ISSUE OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 9.30 PM, MONDAY TO SATURDAY. APPLICANTS SHOULD TAKE ALONG THEIR OLD I.D. CARDS AND HAVE THE IR PERSONAL PARTICULARS READY WHEN THEY VISIT THE ISSUE OFFICES.

/WOMEN BELONGING