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TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1978
MORE NEW VOTERS REGISTERED
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A TOTAL OF 9,294 PEOPLE WERE REGISTERED AS NEW VOTERS IN THE 1978 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION AND SEXENNIAL INQUIRY, NEARLY THREE TIMES THAT OF THE PREVIOUS REGISTRATION CYCLE IN 1976.
ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE TODAY, THE NUMBER OF RE-REGISTERED VOTERS IN THIS YEAR'S REGISTRATION EXERCISE STOOD AT 22,112, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS TO 31,406.
THE REGISTRATION OFFICER FOR THE ELECTION, MR. KUO KET-CHEN, SAID THE NUMBER OF NEW VOTERS WHO WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE NEXT URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION IS ENCOURAGING.
HE SAID THAT CIVIL SERVANTS, TEACHERS AND RATE-PAYERS ARE THE LARGEST GROUPS OF REGISTRANTS, WHILE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SCHOOL CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ALSO REGISTERED THIS YEAR.
MR. KUO ALSO URGED POTENTIAL ELECTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION FROM AUGUST 16 TO 31 WHEN THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS WILL BE OPEN FOR
INSPECTION.
APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN PERSON DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE ELECTORAL AND JURY SECTION OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE AT 4 SUNNING ROAD, KA CHEONG BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY,
DURING THIS PERIOD, PEOPLE MAY ALSO OBJECT TO THE INCLUSION OF ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME IN THE REGISTER OR APPLY TO CHANGE THEIR POLLING STATIONS, MR. KUO SAID.
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