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MR LEUNG FU-WAH

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1994

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HONG KONG AND KOWLOON RUBBER AND PLASTIC WORKERS' GENERAL UNION

MR WU MAN-LUNG

ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT SURVEY OFFICERS (ESTATE)

MR CHEUNG KWOK-BUI

HONG KONG CIVIL SERVANTS' GENERAL UNION

MR LEUNG TSZ-LEUNG

HONG KONG BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WORKERS' GENERAL UNION

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HONG KONG PROSTHETISTS AND ORTHOTISTS ASSOCIATION

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ABOUT 260 EMPLOYEE UNIONS HAVE SO FAR WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AS ELECTORS FOR THE COMING LAB ELECTION,' LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"EACH ELECTOR MAY APPOINT UP TO TWO AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES, WHO MUST EITHER BE PAID-UP MEMBERS, OFFICERS OR PAID STAFF OF THE UNION, TO ATTEND THE ELECTION, HE ADDED.

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KUK PLAYS IMPORTANT CONSULTATIVE ROLE: RS

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ROLE IN THE NEW REGIONAL

THE HEUNG YEE KUK HAD PLAYED AN IMPORTANT TERRITORY'S CONSULTATIVE STRUCTURE FOR MANY YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR JOSEPH WONG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING DURING A VISIT TO THE KUK THIS AFTERNOON, MR WONG NOTED THAT THE KUK HAD ALL ALONG TAKEN ACCOUNT OF BOTH THE TRADITIONS AND INTERESTS OF THE RURAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG.

"YOUR VALUABLE OPINIONS AND ASSISTANCE HAVE LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF VARIOUS NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BY THE GOVERNMENT," HE SAID.

MR WONG PLEDGED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO CONSULT THE KUK DURING THE FORMULATION AND BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY POLICIES THAT WOULD AFFECT THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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HE APPEALED то KUK MEMBERS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND CO- OPERATE WITH VARIOUS DISTRICT OFFICES IN PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING NEW TERRITORIES' RESIDENTS.

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