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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1985

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MEET THE PRESS

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THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO AND ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY, MR L.R. MACCULLOCH WILL MEET THE PRESS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 4 PM IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SET OUT UNDER A NEW SET OF REGULATIONS.

ALSO PRESENT WILL BE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (GENERAL) OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR C.M. LEUNG, AND ACTING PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ELECTORAL SERVICES), MR K.T. LAI,

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 1985 WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE TOMORROW. COPIES OF THE GAZETTE AND A CHINESE VERSION OF THE REGULATIONS MAY BE COLLECTED FROM GIS PRESS BOXES AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW.

WORKING TOWARDS COMMON GOAL *****

MR CHEUNG

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL YAN-LUNG TODAY (TUESDAY) CALLED ON THE HEUNG YEE KUK TO URGE OUTSTANDING PEOPLE IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS TO STAND FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

MR CHEUNG MADE THE APPEAL WHILE LEADING A DELEGATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE HEUNG YEE KUK THIS AFTERNOON.

HE SAID THE PROVISIONAL RC AND THE FUTURE REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD BE FACING CHALLENGES AHEAD AND IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS.

HE DESCRIBED THE SETTING UP OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL NEXT APRIL AS A MILESTONE IN HONG KONG'S DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS A MORE REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, AS THE COUNCIL ALLOWED LOCAL PEOPLE A DIRECT INVOLVEMENT AND GREATER INFLUENCE IN THE AFFAIRS OF GOVERNMENT.

IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT, SAID THE KUK AND THE COUNCIL WOULD BE WORKING HARMONIOUSLY TOWARDS THE COMMON GOAL OF IMPROVING THE LIVING STANDARD OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS.

/MR LAU,