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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1986
UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM, ANYONE WHO IS AGED OVER 21 OR WILL BE 21 BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND WHO IS EITHER A HONG KONG BELONGER' AS DEFINED IN THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE OR HAS BEEN AN ORDINARY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION, WILL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTER AS AN ELECTOR.
+THOSE WHO BECOME REGISTERED WILL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN 1987 AND THEREAFTER AT ANY ORDINARY ELECTION AND BY-ELECTION FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL, REGIONAL COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS,+ MR WAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THIS IS ALSO A PRE-REQUISITE FOR THOSE WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO BE REGISTERED AS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS BEFORE APPLYING FOR ENROLMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL NEXT APRIL.
APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION MAY BE MADE IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE AND THE PROCEDURE IS SIMPLE.
+ALL A PERSON HAS TO DO IS TO FILL IN HIS NAME, IDENTITY CARD NUMBER AND HOME ADDRESS, AND AFFIX HIS SIGNATURE BEFORE FOLDING UP THE FORM AND DROPPING IT IN A POST BOX FOR FREE DELIVERY,+ MR WAN EXPLAINED.
+HOWEVER, CARE MUST BE EXERCISED IN FILLING THE FLOOR NUMBER, AND THE WESTERN WAY OF RECKONING SHOULD BE USED, + MR WAN ADDED.
APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED IN WRITING OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR APPLICATIONS WITHIN OCTOBER. THE NOTICE WILL CONTAIN THE REGISTERED PARTICULARS OF THE ELECTOR AND THE CONSTITUENCY AND POLLING STATIONS IN WHICH HE IS REGISTERED TO VOTE.
THE REGISTER IS 'ROLLED OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR, AND IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR AN ELECTOR TO MAKE ANY FRESH APPLICATIONS AS LONG AS HIS ENTRY REMAINS ON THE REGISTER.
HOWEVER, MR WAN POINTED OUT THAT ELECTORS SHOULD NOTIFY THE REGISTRATION OFFICER OF ANY CHANGE OF REGISTERED PARTICULARS, ESPECIALLY THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OTHERWISE IT WOULD LEAD TO THEIR POLL CARDS NOT BEING DELIVERED AND THE SUBSEQUENT OMISSION OF THEIR ENTRIES FROM THE REGISTER.
+ IN SUCH CASE, THE ELECTORS WILL HAVE TO RE-APPLY FOR REGISTRATION, HE ADDED.
+ALTHOUGH 1987 IS NOT AN ELECTION YEAR, IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO SIGN UP AS AN ELECTOR, THUS HELPING TO CONSOLIDATE THE BASE OF THE ELECTORATE, MR WAN SAID.
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