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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1988

ELECTORS URGED TO VOTE ON MARCH 10

THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS BRENDA FUNG, TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED REGISTERED ELECTORS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 10.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT NEW YEAR CARNIVAL, MRS FUNG SAID THAT IN MONG KOK, ELECTIONS WOULD BE HELD IN THE MONG KOK EAST, WEST AND TAI KOK TSUI CONSTITUENCIES TO RETURN FIVE CANDIDATES TO THE DISTRICT BOARD.

ALTHOUGH 'THERE ARE SIX CONSTITUENCIES IN THE DISTRICT, ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN ONLY THREE AS THE FIVE CANDIDATES OF THE OTHER THREE CONSTITUENCIES ARE UNOPPOSED.

MRS FUNG ALSO COMMENDED THE CARNIVAL'S ORGANISER, THE MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION, FOR PLAYING A LEADING ROLE IN ORGANISING WHOLESOME RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE DISTRICT.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERR THE DISTRICT BOARD AND CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI; URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR CHAN KWOK-MING; MANAGER OF THE MONG КОК BRANCH OF HONGKONG BANK, MR R.J.C. CROMWELL..

ABOUT 3,000 RESIDENTS PACKED THE MACPHERSON TO TAKE PART IN THE CARNIVAL.

ELECTION FORUMS IN KOWLOON CITY

PLAYGROUND TODAY

THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WILL HOLD SEVEN FORUMS ON MARCHI 5 AND 6 FOR DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATES TO MEET THE PUBLIC.

THERE ARE 24 CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR 16 SEATS IN EIGHT CONSTITUENCIRS IN THE DISTRICT. FORUMS WILL. ONLY BE HELD IN SEVEN CONSTITUENCIES AS THE TWO CANDIDATES OF THE HO MAN TIN NORTH CONSTITUENCY ARE UNOPPOSED.

THE FORUMS WELL ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.

THE CANDIDATES WILL INTRODUCK THEIR ELECTION PLATFORMS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.

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