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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY (WEDNESDAY} URGED RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THE FORUM WHICH IS ORGANISED TO HELP ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CANDIDATES BEFORE THEY CAST THEIR VOTES ON MARCH 3.

MR HO TAK-WAH, MS WOO YAN-YUE AND MR YU

THE CANDIDATES

HON-BIU FLOOR.

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WILL PRESENT THEIR PLATFORMS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM

THE

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

EAST

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE YAU MA TEI CONSTITUENCY CANDIDATES' FORUM ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 2) IN THE HALL OF HENRY G. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE, 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET. THE FORUM WILL BEGIN AT 4.30 PM.

GOVT CONCERNED ABOUT VILLAGERS' WELFARE

WHILE CONTINUING ITS EFFORTS ΤΟ DEVELOP NEW TOWNS, THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN REMOTE VILLAGES, THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FREDERICK TONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A NEW PIER AT LEUNG SHURN WAN, MR TONG SAID THE DISTRICT OFFICE ALLOCATED FUNDS TO CARRY OUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT REMOTE VILLAGE, IN ORDER ΤΟ IMPROVE RESIDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE.

"THE NEW PIER WILL PROVIDE A SAFER AND MORE CONVENIENT BOARDING PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS, WHO HAVE BEEN RELYING ON SMALL BOATS FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION TO OTHER AREAS, HE SAID.

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MR TONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT THE ACTIVE SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE RESIDENTS, AND URGED THEM TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS BY CASTING THEIR VOTES ON MARCH 3.

DAY ΤΟ SAID.

"I HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL EXERCISE YOUR CIVIC RIGHTS ON ELECTION SELECT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, MR TONG

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THE NEW PIER, CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF $490,000, IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LEUNG SHUEN WAN.

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