LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR 1975 URBCO ELECTIONS
POTENTIAL VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED FOR NEXT YEAR'S URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH TO DO SO.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELECTORS REGISTERED ON THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER SO FAR IS 34,031. THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE INSPECTION FROM AUGUST 16 TO 31 AT THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE AT KA CHEONG BUILDING, 4 SUNNING ROAD, 7TH FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.
DURING THIS PERIOD ELIGIBLE VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED MAY APPLY IN PERSON TO HAVE THEIR NAMES INCLUDED IN THE FINAL REGISTER.
ALSO DURING THIS PERIOD, ANYONE MAY OBJECT TO THE INCLUSION OF ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME ON THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER IF HE CONSIDERS THAT THAT PERSON IS NOT ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR. OBJECTIONS MAY ALSO BE LODGED AGAINST ANYONE WHO HAS GIVEN NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE FINAL REGISTER.
THE APPROPIRATE FORMS FOR OBJECTIONS IN RELATION TO NAMES APPEARING ON THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRATION OFFICER'S OFFICE BEFORE AUGUST 31. IN THE CASE OF OBJECTIONS RELATING TO THE FINAL REGISTER, FORMS SHOULD BE LODGED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 10.
NOTICES OF APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS AND NOTICES OF OBJECTION TO THE INCLUSION OF ANY NAME IN THE FINAL REGISTER WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE REGISTRATION OFFICER'S OFFICE UP TO SEPTEMBER 10.
FOR NEXT YEAR'S URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS, HONG KONG HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO 13 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, EACH WITH A DESIGNATED POLLING STATION. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THREE NEW POLLING STATIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED -- IN TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG, AND TAI PO.
AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THERE WILL BE FOUR ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND SIX ON THE KOWLOON PENINSULA.
ON THE ISLAND, POLLING STATIONS VILL BE AT KING'S COLLEGE, THE CITY HALL, THE HENNESSY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND THE NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT SCHOOL.
IN KOWLOON, THEY WILL BE LOCATED AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, THE QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL, PERTH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT SCHOOL.
THE THREE POLLING STATIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE SET UP AT THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND AT WONG SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL IN TAI PO.
ANYONE WHO CONSIDERS THAT HE HAS SPECIAL GROUNDS FOR VOTING AT A POLLING STATION OTHER THAN THE ONE HE IS REGISTERED TO VOTE HAY APPLY BY PRE-PAID ORDINARY POST TO THE REGISTRATION OFFICER.
LARGE SCALE MAPS OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT AND A LIST OF POLLING STATIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE REGISTRATION OFFICER'S OFFICE.
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