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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1994

COMMUNITY HAS GREAT FAITH IN ELECTORAL SYSTEM

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THE RECORD NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE DISTRICT FAITH BOARD ELECTIONS CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS GREAT IN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON TODAY (TUESDAY).

CHAN, SAID

"IN

THE PRE-CONGRESS SPEAKING ΤΟ THE MEDIA AFTER OFFICIATING AT CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS, MRS CHAN SAID:

ROLE THAT PARTICULAR, I THINK THE COMMUNITY RECOGNISES THE VALUABLE

PLAY IN THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE

THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT."

SHE

BOARDS

BELIEVED

THAT IN THE

NEXT

FEW WEEKS, ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES WOULD BE WORKING OUT TO A PEAK AND REGISTERED VOTERS WOULD OF INDIVIDUAL LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT THE MANIFESTO AND PLATFORM CANDIDATES.

BE

AS

WHICH,

WILL

"I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT ON THE ACTUAL DAY OF ELECTIONS, YOU ALL KNOW, IS ON SEPTEMBER 18, ALL THE REGISTERED

THE VOTING AS IT'S THEIR RIGHT AND TURN OUT IN FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN DUTY AS A CIVIC-MINDED CITIZEN, SHE SAID.

NOTING

THAT

"

CANDIDATES

FOR EACH

THERE WERE ON AVERAGE TWO CONSTITUENCY, THE ACTING GOVERNOR SAID THE VOTERS COULD VOTE FOR PERSON OF THEIR CHOICE.

"WHAT WE ARE ANXIOUS TO ENSURE IS THAT AT THE END OF THE

SHE SAID. THE ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN A FAIR AND OPEN MANNER,

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TRANSCRIPT OF ACTING GOVERNOR'S MEDIA SESSION

THE FOLLOWING IS THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEDIA SESSION BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, AFTER OFFICIATING AT THE PRE-CONGRESS CONFERENCE OF COMMONWEALTH POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS TODAY (TUESDAY):

ROLE

MRS CHAN: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE NOMINATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WHICH HAD CLOSED YESTERDAY. OVERALL, WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. WE'VE A RECORD NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS AND I AM PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN CANDIDATES WHO ARE STANDING FOR ELECTION. CLEARLY, THE COMMUNITY HAS GREAT FAITH IN THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND, IN PARTICULAR, I THINK THE COMMUNITY

THE RECOGNISES

VALUABLE

THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS PLAY IN THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. I AM SURE THAT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES WILL BE WORKING OUT TO A PEAK AND I AM ALSO SURE THAT REGISTERED VOTERS WILL BE LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT THE MANIFESTO

HOPE AND PLATFORM OF INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES AND I VERY MUCH THAT ON THE ACTUAL DAY OF ELECTIONS, WHICH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS ON SEPTEMBER

18,

ALL THE REGISTERED VOTERS WILL TURN OUT IN FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING AS IT'S THEIR RIGHT AND DUTY AS A CIVIC- MINDED CITIZEN.

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