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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1991

THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT

SECRETARY

(NEW TERRITORIES) OF THE

CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL BE THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE RURAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY, WHILE THE THE REGIONAL COURCIL WILL OFFICERS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNCIL.

URBAN COUNCIL.

AND

SECRETARIES OF THE

AS SERVE

RETURNING

THE RETURNING OFFICERS CANDIDATES ON JULY 29,

AND THE NOMINATION

WILL. BL CALLING FOR NOMINATION OF PERIOD WILL LAST UNTIL

AUGUST 12.

NOMINATION FORMS FOR THE DIRKT ELECTIONS WILI. BE OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AS FROM JULY 22.

ELECTIONS

MAY

THI

REGISTRATION

HARBOUR ROAD,

EIGHTH WING,

CANDIDATES POR THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY OBTAIN THE NOMINATION FORMS FROM THE SAME DATE FRON AND ELECTORAL OFFEE AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25

AND AT THE CENTRAL WAN CHAI

GOVERNMENT OFFICES, KIST FLOOR, 11 ICE HOUSE STREFT, (ENTRAL.

FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.

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EXTENSION OF HONG KONG/EFC TEXTILES AGREEMENT

ORGANISATIONS

FOLLOWING

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT

COMMISSION

THE or

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES CONSULTATIONS WITH THE BRUSSELS THIS WEEK, AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AD REFERENDUM ON A YEAR EXTENSION OF THE HK/FEC TEXTILES AGREEMENT.

"THE EXTENSION WILL APPLY TO ALL.

AGREEMENT, INCLUDING

OTHER WORDS, IT

IN

ONE

GROWLE

IS

A 31.

I

AND RATES ROLLOVER

THE OF DEPUTY 1991,

OF PROVISIONS

FLEXIBILITY

EXISTING

THE EXISTING PROVISIONS, AGREEMENT,

OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL

IN WHICH TRADE,

EXPIRES ON DECEMBER

MR ALAN LAI SAID.

"EARLY CONCLUSION OF

AN AGREEMENT WITH

THE COMMISSION MEANS

THAT THE TRADE CAN NOW PLAN AHEAD FOR 1992 WITH CERTAINTY,

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HE ADDED.

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