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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1987

THE LABORATORY WILL HELP TO ENSURE

THAT

ECONOMIC

ENGINEERING

SOLUTIONS ARE ACHIEVED, CONSISTENT WITH HIGH STANDARDS OF DESIGN, SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION.

CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN OCTOBER AND TAKE

ABOUT 16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT WHICH SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON SEPTEMBER 4.

WORKERS URGED TO EXERCISE CIVIC RIGHTS

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WAS

THE MESSAGE 'EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT, REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR' PUT ACROSS BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RDDY CHAN, TO HUNDREDS OF WORKERS WHEN HE VISITED TWO LOCAL FACTORIES THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

HE WAS ACCOMPANYING A TEAM OF *REGISTRATION AMBASSADORS' OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON A REGISTRATION TOUR TO THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL KNITWEAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND THE WONG'S INDUSTRIAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED.

THE TWO FACTORIES ARE AMONG THE 106 LOCAL INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS EACH WITH A WORKFORCE OF OVER 200, WHICH HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH AN APPEAL LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, CALLING FOR

THEIR SUPPORT TO THE VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE.

MR CHAN TOLD THE WORKERS THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE WAS SIMPLB AND APPLICATIONS COULD BE SUBMITTED IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH.

"ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS TO FILL IN HIS NAME, IDENTITY CARD NUMBER AND HOME ADDRESS, AND AFFIX

SIGNATURE ΤΟ COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE, HE SAID.

REGISTRATION

TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT, MR CHAN TOOK PART IN TODAY'S EXERCISE AND ASSISTED ELIGIBLE WORKERS TO FILL IN THE REGISTRATION FORMS.

HE ALSO REMINDED REGISTERED ELECTORS WHO HAD CHANGED THEIR ADDRESSES TO NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION.

MEANWHILE, TWO REGISTRATION COUNTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP AT KWUN TONG AND KOWLOON BAY MTR STATIONS TO FACILITATE ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP AS ELECTORS. THE COUNTERS OPEN FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY; AND FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS ARE ALSO DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.

AVAILABLE

AT KWUN TONG

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