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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1994

AND THE DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTER COULD ACT AS A STARTING POINT TO ENHANCE CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.

ORGANISERS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PROGRAMMES SHOULD ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CHANGING TASTES AND ORIENTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN DESIGNING PROGRAMMES.

AS TO THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MR LI SAID IT COULD BE FURTHER ENHANCED BY STEPPING UP PUBLICITY ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ITS YOUTH OFFICES.

IT COULD ALSO CONSIDER ORGANISING AN AWARD SCHEME, OR EXPANDING SCOPE OF PRESENT AWARD SCHEMES FOR OUTSTANDING YOUTH PROGRAMMES, WHICH WAS OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, COMMUNITY CENTRES, YOUTH GROUPS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN HONG KONG, MR LI ADDED.

THE

PEOPLE,

AS A RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTARY WORK UNDERTAKEN BY YOUNG WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDED THAT TERTIARY INSTITUTES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES SHOULD CONSIDER DESIGNATING A COLUMN IN THEIR STUDY AND JOB APPLICATION FORMS ON THE APPLICANT'S RECORD OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE AND CONSIDER TAKING SUCH RECORDS INTO ACCOUNT IN ADMISSION FOR STUDY AND JOBS.

GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS

THE COMMISSION WOULD WRITE то THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS, AND EMPLOYER DRAWING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT AND REQUEST THEM TO GIVE FAVOURABLE CONSIDERATION TO THEM.

COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL ALSO BE SENT TO YOUTH GROUPS AND ORGANISATION SUBSCRIBERS TO THE CHARTER FOR YOUTH FOR REFERENCE.

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SPECIFIED POLLING STATIONS FOR THE HANDICAPPED

THE

DESIGNATION OF 22 SPECIFIED POLLING STATIONS FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ELECTORS FOR THE FORTHCOMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

CHIEF BOARD

IF

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ELECTORS MAY APPLY TO THE ELECTORAL OFFICER, NOT LESS THAN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE DISTRICT POLLING DAY ON SEPTEMBER 18, TO VOTE AT THESE SPECIFIED STATIONS, NECESSARY.

"UPON APPROVAL, THEY SHALL ONLY BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT SPECIFIED POLLING STATION ALLOCATED TO HIM," A SPOKESMAN FOR REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE (REO) SAID.

THE

THE

AT THE SAME TIME, THE REO ALSO PUBLISHED OTHER NOTICES IN GAZETTE TODAY ON THE DESIGNATION OF COUNTING STATIONS.

THE

A TOTAL OF 18 FLACES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED TO BE USED AS COUNTING STATIONS AT THIS YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD AND NEXT YEAR'S URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINARY ELECTIONS.

A NUMBER OF ADDITIONS AND REPLACEMENTS OF THE POLLING STATIONS DESIGNATED WERE ALSO GAZETTED.

A TOTAL OF 442 POLLING STATIONS INSTEAD OF 440 AS GAZETTED ON APRIL 22.

HAVE

NOW BEEN DESIGNATED

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