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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12,

1989

FINAL

REGISTER OF ELECTORS MR CHAN ADDED THAT THE ELECTIONS WOULD BE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION FROM TOMORROW.

FOR INSPECTION

THE

A CERTAIN OFFICE

THE RELEVANT PART OF THE FINAL REGISTER RELATING TO

INSPECTION AT THE DISTRICT DISTRICT WAS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CONCERNED.

ELECTORS IN THE 1988 FINAL ISSUE) OF WHICH AND 1,045,073

"THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED REGISTER STANDS AT 1,604,048 (1,610,998 IN THE 1987 558,975 (544,843) ARE RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES (1,066, 155) LIVE IN THE URBAN AREAS," HE SAID,

CAMPAIGN WOULD BE

ON THE PUBLICITY SIDE, MR CHAN SAID A MASS LAUNCHED IN THE FOLLOWING TWO MONTHS TO URGE ELECTORS TO VOTE,

COVERAGE INCLUDES PACKAGE

EXTENSIVE "THE PUBLICITY ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE PRESS, DISTRICT FORUMS, TELEVISION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS, POSTERS, ADVERTISING STATIONS AND SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT NEWSPAPERS.

"THE PLATFORMS OF THE CANDIDATES AND VOTING

MR CHAN ADDED. BE MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED ELECTORS,

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IN THE RADIO IN MTR

INSTRUCTIONS WILL

PROVISIONS

SOME

MR CHAN ALSO NOTED THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS WOULD BE GAZETTED TOMORROW TO IMPROVE ON OF THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS.

SEALING THE

OF BALLOT BOXES AND WILL "THESE

FACILITATE

AND ACCOUNTING ELECTORAL DOCUMENTS AND THE MORE SYSTEMATIC PACKAGING

OFFICERS TO ALLOW OF BALLOT PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS, EMPOWER PRESIDING

REFLECT THE NEW TIME-TABLE PHOTOGRAPHY INSIDE POLLING STATIONS AND FOR ELECTIONS IN 1991, MR CHAN SAID.

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EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER RELEASED

AT $95, 984 MILLION, TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN NOVEMBER 1988,

1987. NOVEMBER WITH COMPARED VALUE IN

TERMS GREW BY 39 PER CENT

TRADE IN NOVEMBER ACCORDING TO THE DETAILED FIGURES ON THE VALUE OF

BY THE CENSUS

STATISTICS AND (THURSDAY) RELEASED TODAY 1988

DEPARTMENT.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 17 PER IN NOVEMBER 1988, WHILE RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY

EXPORTS IN MILLION, THUS BRINGING TOTAL MILLION WHICH REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 38 1987.

CENT

TO $20,052 MILLION 58 PER CENT TO $27,706 1988 TO NOVEMBER

PER CENT OVER

$47,758 NOVEMBER

/OVER THE