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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1994

AND AS

MR MILLER URGED THE INDUSTRY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY DESIGN OF THE PRODUCTS, AND THE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY AS TO REACH OUT TO MORE NEW MARKETS WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR IN ESTABLISHED ONES.

WELL POSITION

TO HONG INDUSTRY

THE KNITWEAR INDUSTRY IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR KONG'S ECONOMY, MR MILLER SAID, NOTING THAT EXPORTS FROM THE LAST YEAR WERE WORTH OVER HK$31,400 MILLION OR 14.1 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS.

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*THE QUALITY OF HONG KONG'S KNITWEAR PRODUCTS IS RECOGNISED AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD," HE SAID.

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BREACH OF SECURITY

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IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS THAT A PERSON HAD TWICE PASSED THROUGH CONTROL POINTS AT THE AIRPORT WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORISATION, A SECURITY BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BREACH OF SECURITY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WAS TAKING VERY SERIOUSLY.

AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED ΤΟ DETERMINE HOW THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AND WHAT REMEDIAL MEASURES MIGHT BE NECESSARY.

DATES FOR DISTRICT BOARDS AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED

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THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR NICHOLAS NG, TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18 THIS YEAR AND THOSE FOR THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ON MARCH 5, 1995.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WOULD TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 1995 ON DATES YET TO BE DETERMINED, MR NG SAID IN HIS PRESENTATION TO THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

MR NG TOLD THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (BEC) IN JULY LAST YEAR, THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE (REO) WHICH HITHERTO WAS A PART OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH (CAB), HAD BECOME THE COMMISSION'S EXECUTIVE ARM.

"TO BETTER REFLECT IT'S NEW ROLE AND TO UNDERLINE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE COMMISSION, THE REO WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THE CAB AS FROM APRIL 1.

"HOWEVER,

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STAFF OF THE REO WILL REMAIN CIVIL SERVANTS, MR NG

SAID.

IN 1994/95, THE REO WILL HAVE $92.5 MILLION TO:

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FURTHER INCREASE THE ELECTORATE SIZE THROUGH THE MOUNTING OF A MAJOR VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN IN 1994/95;

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