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Reply by the Chief Secretary
Put Day lo
Question No
to a question by The Hon Rosanna Tam in the Legislative Council on 7 January 1987
Question: With regard to the Voters' Registration conducted in August and September 1986, will
this
Council
of
Government inform
the registration rate of young people aged between 21 and 25. and what measures will Government take to further encourage more young people register as voters?
to
Sir,
the 1986 Final Register of Electors which
will be published shortly shows an overall registration
rate of 44.2%. I am unable to provide
to provide the registration
have not yet
rate
to
as 25
we
In 1985,
the
of young people aged 21
analysed the electoral roll by age group.
registration rate of young people aged 21 to 25 was 26.1%.
2.
The Government aims to promote the awareness of
young people of their right to register through civic
education programmes in schools and seeks advice from the
Committee on the Promotion of
of Civic Education. In the
past, youth organisations and student bodies have helped
in distributing registration forms and encouraging their
members to register during the voter registration
periods. The Government will continue to rely on their
assistance in future registration drives.