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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994

SECONDARY STUDENTS ANSWER VOTER REGISTRATION CALL

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ABOUT 60 SECONDARY STUDENTS IN WONG TAI SIN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REGISTERED AS VOTERS IN RESPONSE TO A CALL BY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALDAN KWOK.

THESE STUDENTS, AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 20, WILL BE ABLE TO CAST 18 THEIR BALLOTS IN THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER AS WELL AS THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT YEAR.

SPEAKING AT A VOTER REGISTRATION FUNCTION, MR KWOK SAID A DISTRICT-WIDE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN HAD ALREADY BEEN LAUNCHED TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO BECOME ELECTORS.

"WITH THE LOWERING OF VOTING AGE TO 18, STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL PAY SPECIAL VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND YOUTH CENTRES IN THE AREA, URGING ELIGIBLE YOUNGSTERS TO REGISTER, HE ADDED.

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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE'S VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES INTENSIVE HOUSEHOLD VISITS, BEGAN ON APRIL 1.

721 STUDENTS EARN IMPROVEMENT AWARDS

A RECORD NUMBER OF 721 JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM 369 SCHOOLS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE MOST IMPROVED STUDENT AWARDS TOMORROW (THURSDAY) FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN BOTH AND CONDUCT OVER THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

STUDY

THE PRESENT

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE

MR DOMINIC S W

AND WONG CHAIRMAN OF THE SING TAO FOUNDATION, MISS SALLY AW SIAN, WILL AWARDS TO THE STUDENTS AT THE CEREMONY WHICH WILL INCLUDE ORCHESTRA, CHINESE DANCE, CHOIR AND MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCES.

THE AWARD SCHEME IS AIMED AT JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO OVER THE HAVE ATTAINED THE BEST ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE PAST SCHOOL YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF AWARDS IS LIMITED TO TWO FOR EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL ONE FOR A STUDENT WHO HAS COMPLETED SECONDARY TWO AND OTHER FOR A STUDENT WHO HAS COMPLETED SECONDARY THREE.

THE

THE BVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION SPONSORED BY THE SING TAO FOUNDATION.

DEPARTMENT

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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

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PRESENTATION CEREMONY WHICH WILL COMMENCE AT 3 PM TOMORROW AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, OI KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI.

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