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MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1992

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NOMINATIONS FOR DB BY-ELECTION BEGINS TOMORROW

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NOMINATIONS FOR THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD'S PAK TIN CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION ON MAY 24 WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND CLOSE ON MAY 4.

A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT NOMINATION FORMS WERE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE (REO), HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

CANDIDATES MUST BE REGISTERED ELECTORS AND HAVE BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR THE 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE NOMINATION.

A CANDIDATE CAN BE A RESIDENT ANYWHERE IN HONG KONG, BUT HIS NOMINATION PAPER MAY ONLY BE SUBSCRIBED BY REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE PAK TIN CONSTITUENCY.

EACH NOMINATION REQUIRES 10 SUBSCRIBERS AND EACH SUBSCRIBER MAY GIVE SUPPORT TO ONLY ONE CANDIDATE.

THE PAK TIN CONSTITUENCY, COMPRISING MAINLY THE PAK TIN ESTATE AND THE TAI WO PING AREA, HAS A REGISTERED ELECTORATE OF 12,514.

THE BY-ELECTION WAS CALLED AFTER THE RESIGNATION

HOK-CHIT.

OF MR CHENG

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE BY-ELECTION WOULD BE HELD UNLESS THE SEAT WAS UNCONTESTED.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE TO THE REO ON TEL. 827 1122.

HOTLINE TO GIVE ADVICE ON DRUG ABUSE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEEK ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON DRUG-RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES, FROM THE HOTLINE SET UP BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF ACAN, TODAY (MONDAY) SAID THE DRUG ABUSE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE HOTLINE - 366 8822 -WAS SET UP TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND IN-DEPTH SERVICE TO CALLERS MAKING COMPLICATED ENQUIRIES OR SEEKING COUNSELLING.

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A TOTAL OF 771 ENQUIRIES WERE RECEIVED IN THE FIRST QUARTER THIS YEAR. MOST OF THEM SOUGHT ADVICE ON TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES.

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