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MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1989

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SHA TIN HOLDING VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN

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A LARGE-SCALE VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN IS BEING LAUNCHED IN THE SHA TIN DISTRICT AND IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN, A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT YIU PING HOUSE, YIU ON ESTATE, MA ON SHAN, ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 16) EVENING.

"AFTER THE CEREMONY, MORE THAN 50 'VOTER REGISTRATION AMBASSADORS ' INCLUDING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISERS WILL GO ΤΟ THE HOUSING UNITS TO HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER,

LL A SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

THE SPOKESMAN SAID MA ON SHAN IS THE MAIN TARGET AREA FOR THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN BECAUSE OF ITS FAST GROWING POPULATION.

DISTRICT-WIDE, MORE THAN 30 LIAISON ORGANISERS, BEARING STAFF IDENTITY CARDS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE OCCASSION, WILL BE CAMPAIGN PERIOD.

OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY AND WEARING T-SHIRTS VERY VISIBLE DURING THE

"ON THE PUBLICITY FRONT, AN EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE NEW TOWN PLAZA OPPOSITE THE ENTRY ΤΟ THE SHA TIN KCR STATION FROM TODAY TO AUGUST 25; AND AT THE NORTH GALLERY OF NEW TOWN PLAZA LEADING TO SHA TIN CENTRE AND SHA TIN PLAZA FROM AUGUST 25 TO SEPTEMBER 20," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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IT WILL THEN BE MOVED TO THE LOBBY OF SHA TIN KCR STATION, FROM SEPTEMBER 20 TO 30.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR VICTOR YUNG, HAD WRITTEN TO THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, APPEALLING TO THEM TO REGISTER.

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AT THE SAME TIME, BANNERS AND POSTERS WILL BE PUT UP IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS AND SOUVENIRS WILL BE HANDED OUT TO EMPHASISE VOTER REGISTRATION MESSAGE.

THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN SHA TIN IS ABOUT 102,000. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 11,500 OVER LAST YEAR'S FIGURE.

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