XN000022-1989-03-12 — Page 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1989

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PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE PART IN ELECTIONS, SAYS THE GOVERNOR

TAKING PART IN ELECTIONS IS VERY MUCH A COMMUNITY ACTIVITY, JUST LIKE LOOKING AFTER COUNTRY PARKS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SIR DAVID WAS COMMENTING ON THE TURNOUT RATE OF THE RECENT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS WHEN ASKED BY REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE CYC COUNTRY PARKS ADOPTION SCHEME.

"LIKE THE COUNTRY PARKS IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ACTIVE AND INVOLVED COMMUNITY, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE

PART. SO I HOPE AS WE DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF ELECTIONS MORE PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART," HE SAID.

ASKED ABOUT HIS VIEW ON COMPULSORY VOTING, THE GOVERNOR THAT WAS NOT A SYSTEM WE HAD EVER ADOPTED IN HONG KONG.

SAID

"WE ALWAYS WORK ON PEOPLE VOTING IF THEY WISH TO VOTE. HOW WE DEVELOP THE SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE WILL DEPEND ON THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT PEOPLE THEMSELVES SHOULD WANT TO VOTE AND SHOULD WANT ΤΟ TAKE PART IN ELECTIONS," HE ADDED.

NOTING THAT HONG KONG IS A VERY CROWDED CITY, SIR DAVID SAID IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD MAINTAIN OUR COUNTRY PARKS.

"WHAT IS GOOD TO SEE ABOUT TODAY'S ACTIVITIES IS THE NEXT GENERATION, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO ENJOY THE COUNTRY PARKS IN 20 TO 30 YEARS TIME,

COMING FOR THEMSELVES TO TAKE PART IN THE MANAGEMENT, CLEANING UP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COUNTRY PARKS.

"IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE YOUNGER GENERATION SHOULD FULLY INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING OUR COUNTRY PARKS, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT URGED IN CARING FOR COUNTRY PARKS

THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, THIS {SUNDAY} MORNING URGED THE COMMUNITY TO PLAY ITS FULL PART IN LOOKING AFTER HONG KONG'S COUNTRY PARKS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE WELL PRESERVED FOR THIS GENERATION AND MANY GENERATIONS TO COME.

"THE GOVERNMENT DOES ITS PART BY RESOURCES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COUNTRY PARKS.

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