TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1982
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HOWEVER DESPITE THE LACK OF A PROPER OFFICE ON SITE, MUCH HAD BEEN DONE BY THE TEAM IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE RESIDENTS TO BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA.
+1 AM HAPPY AND CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE NEW MOBILE OFFICE WHICH THE TEAM HAS NOW ACQUIRED WITH A LOTTERIES FUND GRANT, THE TEAM WOULD BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS WITH WHOM THEY WORK AND THAT LIAISON AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO CAN BE STRENGTHENED, MR ALLEYNE SAID.
VOTING PROCEDURES FOR DB ELECTIONS OUTLINED ****
DETAILS OF VOTING PROCEDURES FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 4 WERE OUTLINED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
QUOTING FROM THE ELECTORAL PROVISION (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 1981, THE SPOKESMAN SAID A VOTER COULD NOT VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE IF THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH HE LIVES IS TO BE REPRESENTED BY ONE MEMBER ONLY.
+HOWEVER,+ HE SAID, THOSE WHO LIVE IN A DOUBLE MEMBERSHIP CONSTITUENCY CAN VOTE FOR TWO CANDIDATES,+ POINTING OUT THAT CONSTITUENCIES TO BE REPRESENTED BY TWO ELECTED MEMBERS INCLUDE ALL THOSE IN SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN, PLUS TAI PO CENTRAL AND TAI PO SOUTH.
VOTERS SHOULD GO TO THE POLLING STATION SPECIFIED ON THE POLL CARD SENT TO THEM EARLIER AT ANY TIME BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 PM ON ELECTION DAY.
AFTER SHOWING HIS IDENTITY CARD TO POLLING STATION STAFF, HE WILL BE GIVEN A BALLOT PAPER ON WHICH HE SHOULD WRITE A CROSS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, OPPOSITE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR WHOM HE WISHES TO VOTE.
HE SHOULD THEN FOLD IT AND PLACE IT IN THE BALLOT BOX.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IF A VOTER SPOILS A BALLOT PAPER BY MISTAKE, HE CAN RETURN IT TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER WHO WILL GIVE HIM ANOTHER ONE.
HE SAID A BALLOT PAPER WOULD BE DECLARED VOID IF A VOTER VOTED FOR MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE IN A SINGLE MEMBER CONSTITUENCY, OR PLACED ANY MARK ON THE PAPER BY WHICH HE COULD BE IDENTIFIED AFTERWARDS.
POSTERS CONTAINING ELECTORAL REGULATIONS WILL BE PUT UP IN POLLING STATIONS ON ELECTION DAY TO HELP GUIDE VOTERS.
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