MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1984
VOTERS URGED TO REPORT ADDRESS CHANGE
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REGISTERED VOTERS WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS SHOULD NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IF THEY WANT TO VOTE IN A POLLING STATION NEAR THEIR HOME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION SAID TODAY THERE WAS NO NEED FOR REGISTERED VOTERS TO REAPPLY FOR REGISTRATION AS LONG AS THE IR NAMES REMAINED ON THE REGISTER.
IT IS THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WHICH DETERMINES WHERE AN ELECTOR IS REGISTERED TO VOTE. A MOVE FROM ONE DISTRICT/ CONSTITUENCY TO ANOTHER INEVITABLY INVOLVES A REALLOCATION OF POLLING STATION, HE EXPLAINED.
+UNLESS THE CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IS REPORTED BY DECEMBER 10, AN ELECTOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN THE CONSTITUENCY WHERE HIS NEW ADDRESS IS LOCATED.
HE URGED ALL ELECTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET REPORTED THEIR CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO DO SO WITHOUT DELAY.
+THIS WILL ENABLE THE FINAL REGISTER TO BE UP-DATED FOR PUBLICATION ANNUALLY IN JANUARY, AND THE REGISTER WILL REMAIN VALID FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS,+
AN ELECTOR MAY REPORT A CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY WRITING TO THE REGISTRATION OFFICER OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, AT HARBOUR CENTRE 10/F, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, GIVING HIS HK IDENTITY CARD NUMBER, NAME AND THE NEW ADDRESS.
HE CAN ALSO FILL IN A +CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS+ FORM OBTAINABLE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, IMMIGRAION OFFICES AND BRANCHES OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND THE HANG SENG BANK. THE FORM IS EASY TO COMPLETE AND IS SELF-ADDRESSED AND POSTAGE-PAID.
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