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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1991

"BY THIS I MEAN ELECTIONS WHICH EVERYONE IS FREE TO TAKE PART WITHOUT ANY FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES, AND WHICH ARE SAFEGUARDED FROM FRAUD, MANIPULATION AND CORRUPTION.

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HE SAID SUCH ELECTIONS WERE VITAL ΤΟ THE INTEGRITY OF ANY SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

"IN THIS REGARD, I AM VERY PROUD, AND I HOPE YOU SHARE MY PRIDE, THAT HONG KONG'S RECORD OF CLEAN AND HONEST ELECTIONS COMPARES FAVOURABLY WITH THOSE OF OTHER DEVELOPED DEMOCRACIES, HE SAID.

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40 RECEIVE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD

REPORTING THE CALL FOR PUBLIC CO-OPERATION IN PREVENTING,

RESPONSE AS

AND

EXEMPLIFIED BY AN CEREMONY TODAY

PROVING CRIME IS GETTING POSITIVE IMPRESSIVE PARADE OF GOOD CITIZENS AT A PRESENTATION (THURSDAY).

FORTY PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS WERE AWARDED TODAY FOR BRAVERY AND INITIATIVE DISPLAYED IN A WIDE RANGE

CASES INCLUDING THEFT, ROBBERY, BURGLARY AND EXTORTION.

OF

OF PURSUIT THEIR PARTICIPATION VARIED FROM TAKING PART IN THE

GIVING EVIDENCE IN A CULPRIT, INFORMING THE POLICE OF THE CRIME AND COURT.

AND SPEAKING AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

ELIZABETH WONG, COMMENDED WELFARE, MRS

THE AWARDEES FOR READILY GOOD PERFORMING THEIR CIVIC DUTIES AT THE RIGHT TIME, THEREBY SETTING EXAMPLES FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW.

FIGHT

1973.

HONG

AIM TO PROMOTE WITH AN

PUBLIC CO-OPERATION IN THE AGAINST CRIME, THE GOOD CITIZEN AWARD SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN IT IS JOINTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND THE KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 90 FAR, OVER 2,100 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH THE COVETED AWARD.

MEMBERS 59-YEAR-OLD

AMONG THE 40 AWARDEES HONOURED TODAY, SEVEN ARE FEMALE

THE ELDEST IS A OF THE PUBLIC AND TWO ARE EXPATRIATES. SECURITY GUARD AND THE YOUNGEST A 12-YEAR-OLD STUDENT.

THE AWARDEES ARE FROM ALL

STUDENT, DRIVER, WORKER, SALESMAN, SECURITY GUARD, CLERK, BANK STAFF TEACHER.

PROFESSIONS

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AND

HOUSEWIFE,

PIANO

COMMENTING ON THE DIVERSITY IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE MRS WONG SAID PARTICIPATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME SHOULD INFLUENCED BY ONE'S AGE, SEX OR NATIONALITY.

AWARDEES,

NOT

BR

/AT THE

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