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FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1985

CANDIDATES TO SPEAK AT FORUMS

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THE FIRST OF EIGHT FORUMS FOR SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATES TO MEET THE PUBLIC WILL START TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 2.30 PM.

THE FORUMS ARE ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 32 ELECTION CANDIDATES.

THE CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE 15 SEATS WILL PRESENT THEIR PLATFORMS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

ALL THE FORUMS WILL BE HELD AT THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR, EXHIBITION HALL AND THE DATES, TIMES AND CONSTITUENCIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DATE

TIME

CONSTITUENCY

TOMORROW (SATURDAY)

2.30 PM

CHE KUNG MIU

3.45 PM

SHA KOK

5.30 PM

MARCH 3 (SUNDAY)

10.30 AM

TAI WAI

SHING MUN EAST

12.00 NOON

TOWN CENTRE

2.00 PM

TSANG TAI UK

3.15 PM

YUEN WO

4.45 PM

TIN SUM

DRIVE TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO POLLS

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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL LAUNCH A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 7.

TWO MARINE LAUNCHES WILL SPREAD ELECTION MESSAGES TO THE CAUSEWAY BAY AND SHAU KEI WAN TYPHOON SHELTERS AND BROADCASTING VANS WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT EASTERN DISTRICT WITH THE SAME MESSAGES ON POLLING DAY AND THE PREVIOUS DAY,

REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT WILL, BY NOW, HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF ELECTION PUBLICITY MATERIALS INCLUDING AN APPEAL LETTER FROM EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, INFORMATION PAMPHLETS INTRODUCING THE CANDIDATES, A MAP OF THE POLLING STATIONS AND NOTES ON THE VOTING PROCEDURE.

/CARTOON LEAFLETS,