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SUNDAY, MAY

1990

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VERIFICATION OF VOTERS IN MONG KOK

IN PARTICULARS OF

STAFF OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE WILL VISIT HOUSEHOLDS

THE TO VERIFY THE DISTRICT FROM TOMORROW REGISTERED VOTERS.

(MONDAY)

TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT UNTIL THE END OF

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE DOOR-TO-DOOR VISIT EXERCISE, WHICH WOULD LAST SEPTEMBER, WAS ALSO AIMED AT REGISTERING NEW VOTERS.

THERE WERE OVER 54,000 REGISTERED VOTERS MARCH 31, 1990.

IN MONG KOK AS AT

THE NUMBER OF THOSE REGISTERED VOTERS

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT APART FROM INCREASING VOTERS, THE EXERCISE WOULD HELP TO IDENTIFY WHO HAD MOVED OUT OF THE DISTRICT.

WILL VISIT

CARDS ISSUED BY THE.

THE HOUSEHOLDS

"COMMUNITY ORGANISERS, BEARING IDENTITY CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, DURING EARLY EVENINGS," HE SAID.

AND ARE HONG TERRITORY FOR SEVEN

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE OVER 21 YEARS OLD KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR HAVE RESIDED IN THE YEARS OR MORE ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.

THE EXERCISE

CAMPAIGN

REGISTRATION SPOKESMAN ADDED.

IS TO

WHICH WILL

COINCIDE

WITH

BE

THE FORTHCOMING LAUNCHED

IN AUGUST,

VOTERS THE

ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACES ATTRACT 65 TEAMS

* * *

A TOTAL OF 65 TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE TERRITORY WILL TAKE IN THE 1990 ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT CELEBRATE THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL.

RACES

ΤΟ

BE

HELD

ON

MAY

28

PART TO

THE EVENT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY ASSISTED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE DISTRICT BOARD.

AN

COMMITTEE ORGANISING WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM

AND THE

SOUTHERN

THE (SUNDAY), TODAY SAID THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS MAUREEN CHAN, DAVID FORD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE RACES.

SHE ADDED THAT THE RACES WILL

TAKE PLACE ALONG A 330-METRE COURSE OFF THE ABERDEEN WATERFRONT FROM 8.30 AM TO 5 PM ON THE DAY OF THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL.

/THE CHAIRMAN