WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1982
400 000 REGISTERED AS URBAN DB VOTERS
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UP TO YESTERDAY (TUESDAY), MORE THAN 400 000 PEOPLE HAD REGISTERED AS VOTERS FOR THE URBAN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23 THIS YEAR, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR ALBERT LAM SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF LIONS CLUB OF BAY VIEW HONG KONG, MR LAM SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS AIMING AT NETTING 420 000 VOTERS DURING THE CURRENT REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN ENDING APRIL 30.
TOGETHER WITH THE 81 000 WHO HAD REGISTERED DURING THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER EXERCISE LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS IN URBAN AREAS IS EXPECTED TO REACH HALF A MILLION.
MR LAM SAID ANYONE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS QUALIFIES AS A VOTER. HE ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT TWO MILLION PEOPLE IN THE URBAN AREAS ARE ELIGIBLE.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATIONS AND BRANCHES OF MAJOR BANKS.
+THE REGISTRATION FORM IS SIMPLE TO FILL IN,+ HE SAID. +ALL IT REQUIRES IS YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, ID CARD NUMBER AND A DECLARATION THAT THE PARTICULARS ARE CORRECT AND THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DISQUALIFIED FOR REGISTRATION.+
COMPLETED FORMS CAN BE MAILED BACK DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRATION OFFICE, AND POSTAGE IS PRE-PAID.
MR LAM STRESSED THAT NOT ONLY THE HEAD OF A HOUSEHOLD CAN REGISTER, BUT ALL QUALIFIED ADULT MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ARE ELIGIBLE.
VOTING, TOO, IS AN EASY PROCESS, MR LAM ASSURED. A TOTAL OF 174 POLLING STATIONS WILL BE SET UP IN THE 76 CONSTITUENCIES IN URBAN AREAS, AVERAGING TWO OR THREE STATIONS IN EACH.
BUT VOTERS CAN ONLY VOTE IN THE CONSTITUENCY WHERE THEY LIVE, MR LAM EMPHASISED.
HE SAID EVERY EFFORT WOULD BE MADE TO SITE THE STATIONS AT CONVENIENT LOCATIONS SO THAT THEY COULD BE REACHED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES' WALK.
IN URGING ALL QUALIFIED RESIDENTS TO COME FORWARD AND REGISTER, MR LAM EXPLAINED THAT DISTRICT BOARDS ARE SET UP TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON THE WELL-BEING OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND WORKERS, THE PROVISION AND USE OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND FACILITIES, THE ADEQUACY AND PRIORITIES OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES, AND THE USE OF FUNDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY PROJECTE
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