SUNDAY: FEBRUARY 12. 1978
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URBAN COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL
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FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1972, ALL DETAILS OF URBAN COUNCIL ELECTORS WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE ELECTORAL ROLL THIS YEAR TO PERMIT FORMERLY REGISTERED VOTERS TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE STILL QUALIFIED, AND NEW VOTERS TO ADD THEIR NAMES.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY MR. KUO KET-CHEN, REMISTRATION OFFICER FOR THE 1978 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION AND SEXENNIAL INQUIRY.
MR. KUO SAID: +EVERY SIX YEARS THE LAW REQUIRES THAT THERE SHOULD BE A COMPLETE REVISION OF THE REGISTER THEREBY ENABLING THE REGISTRATION OFFICER TO FIND OUT WHETHER ELECTORS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO REMAIN ON THE REGISTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WISH TO CHANGE THE IR POLLING STATIONS.
+THE REGISTRATION OFFICER WILL SEND PERSONAL LETTERS OF INQUIRY TO EACH OF THE ELECTORS ON THE CURRENT REGISTER WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 15, 1977.
+BY COMPLETING THE FORM AND RETURNING IT TO US, THEY WILL HAVE THEIR NAMES INCLUDED IN THE NEXT REGISTER OF ELECTORS. THIS WILL ENABLE THEM TO VOTE IN URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS FOR ANOTHER SIX YEARS,+ MR. KUO ADDED.
HE ALSO REVEALED THAT STARTING FROM TOMORROW THE GOVERNMENT WILL MOUNT A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE BOTH RE-REGISTRATION AND FIRST TIME REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR FUTURE URBAR COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION AS ELECTORS, PEOPLE MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE, HAVE RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND BE QUALIFIED UNDER ONE OF THE 23 CATEGORIES IN THE FRANCHISE.
THE 23 CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS URBAN COUNCIL VOTERS INCLUDE SCHOOL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES AND STUDENTS, TAXPAYERS, RATEPAYERS, TEACHERS, DOCTORS, NURSES, MIDWIVES, CIVIL SERVANTS, AND MEMBERS OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND AUXILIARY SERVICES,
APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM ALL POST OFFICES, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ALL OFFICES OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS.
QUALIFIED ELECTORS MAY REGISTER BY POST UP TO JUNE 30, 1978
OR IN PERSON UP TO AUGUST 31, 1978.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES MAY BE MADE BY TELEPHONING THE ELECTORAL AND JURY SECTION OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS' OFFICE AT 5-765912.
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