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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1994

LOOKING AHEAD, MR YEUNG SAID CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITIONAL CLIMBING LANES ON THE TUEN MUN HIGHWAY HAD BEGAN. CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUTE 3 COUNTRY PARK SECTION CONNECTING TSING YI TO YUEN LONG IS SCHEDULED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR COMPLETION IN LATE 1998.

ROAD,

"THE GOVERNMENT ALSO HAS PLANS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING KAM TIN HE ADDED.

**THESE PROJECTS WILL SERVE THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES WELL INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, HE SAID.

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THE YUEN LONG SOUTHERN BYPASS WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC AT 11 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

BEC ISSUES TWO MORE CENSURE

THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (BEC) TODAY (FRIDAY) ISSUED TWO PUBLIC CENSURE, ONE AGAINST THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF AN INCORPORATED OWNERS AND THE OTHER AGAINST A CANDIDATE, MR YIM CHUN- MING, FOR IMPROPER CONDUCT DURING THE SEPTEMBER DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION.

THE BEC CHAIRMAN, MR JUSTICE WOO KWOK-HING, SAID THE CONDUCT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF YEE CHING COURT AND MR YIM CHUN-MING, CANDIDATE FOR CHEUNG SHA WAN CONSTITUENCY, VIOLATED THE PRINCIPLE OF A FAIR AND OPEN ELECTION.

THERE WERE TWO CANDIDATES IN THE CHEUNG SHA WAN THEY WERE MR YIM AND MR LAM KA-FAI.

CONSTITUENCY.

ΤΟ

MR

LAM,

THE CHAIRMAN SAID THE COMMITTEE ACTED UNFAIRLY DESPITE AN EXPRESS STATEMENT TO THE COMMISSION THAT IT HAD COMPLIED WITH THE SPIRIT OF FAIR ELECTION AND HAD TREATED ALL CANDIDATES FAIRLY.

"ACCORDING UNFAIR AND UNEQUAL TREATMENT TO CANDIDATES AND AT THE SAME TIME KEPT ON BRAGGING ON GIVING FAIR TREATMENT TO ALL IS HYPOCRITICAL AND AN AFFRONT TO THE SENSE OF FAIRNESS, HE SAID.

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THE COMMISSION CONSIDERED THAT IT WAS UNREASONABLE THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED MR LAM TO DISPLAY TWO POSTERS IN EACH OF THE THREE BUILDINGS OF THE COURT WHILE MR YIM COULD DISPLAY SIX EACH.

MR LAM WAS ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 17 AND 18 WHILE MR YIM COULD DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS AND SHAKE HANDS WITH ELECTORS ON THOSE DAYS, AND TO SET UP PROMOTIONAL CARTON BOXES INSIDE YEE CHING COURT ON THE ELECTION DAYS.

CENSURE

THE COMMISSION HAS DIRECTED THAT A COPY OF THE PUBLIC ΤΟ BE SENT TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE COURT TO INFORM THEM OF THE SITUATION.

/THE CHAIRMAN