THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1984
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VOTER REGISTRATION REACHES 1.2 MILLION
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THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS HAS PASSED THE 1.2 MILLION MARK, WITH MORE PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY SIGNING UP.
THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP INCLUDE HOUSEWIVES, FISHERMEN, WORKERS, BUSINESSMEN AND PROFESSIONALS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
+ IT IS SPECIALLY ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT MORE AND MORE PUBLIC-SPIRITED EMPLOYERS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE RESPONDING TO THE CAMPAIGN AND ARRANGING BULK REGISTRATION FOR THE IR STAFF MEMBERS,+ HE SAID.
THE LATEST GROUP TO ADD THE IR NAMES TO THE GROWING LIST OF VOTERS WILL BE THE 4 500 STAFF MEMBERS OF THE FIVE TUNG WAH GROUP HOSPITALS.
TO HELP THEM COMPLETE THE IR FORMS, REGISTRATION TEAMS FROM VARIOUS DISTRICT OFFICES WILL CALL AT THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL, TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL, SANDY BAY SANATORIUM, KWONG WAH HOSPITAL AND WONG TAI SIN SANATORIUM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MR MOK WAH- CHIU, HAS ISSUED A PERSONAL LETTER TO HOSPITAL STAFF MEMBERS, URGING THEM TO REGISTER FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
APART FROM TUNG WAH, THE CNTA SPOKESMAN ADDED, OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS WERE ALSO DISPLAYING THE IR SUPPORT FOR THE REGISTRATION DRIVE BY MAKING SIMILAR APPEALS AND HELPING TO DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION FORMS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THEY INCLUDE THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, JARDINE MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED, THE HONG KONG LAND GROUP, HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY LIMITED, THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED AND AMOY INDUSTRIES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED.
EVERYONE WHO IS 21 YEARS OR OVER, AND HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS OR MORE, IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, IMMIGRATION OFFICES, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, AND SOME 400 ̊ BRANCHES OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHA | BANKING CORPORATION AND THE HANG SENG BANK.
THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PICK UP REGISTRATION FORMS PERSONALLY CAN TELEPHONE THE CNTA HOTLINE AT 3-688062, AND ASK FOR FORMS TO BE MAILED TO THEM.