SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1988
VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE TO START IN SHA TIN
THIS YEAR'S VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN SHA TIN WILL BR LAUNCHED TOMORROW (MONDAY),
SPOKESMAN FOR THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THE GENERAL REGISTRATION DRIVE WOULD LAST UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.
"EFFORTS WILL BE CONCENTRATED IN PROMOTING REGISTRATION IN HOUSING ESTATES WITH LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS MOVING IN, SUCH AS HENG ON ESTATE, CHEVALIER GARDEN, KAM ON COURT, HIN KENG ESTATE AND CITY ONE," HE SAID.
"AT LEAST 10 LIAISON OFFICERS AND 12 COMMUNITY ORGANISERS BEEN TASKED TO HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD.
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"RESIDENTS CAN ALSO GET REGISTRATION FORMS FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S PUBLIC ENQUIRY CENTRES AT KCR HOUSE AND HENG ON ESTATE, THE EIGHT ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ALL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES IN THE DISTRICT.
"THEY CAN SIMPLY FILL IN THE FORMS AND PUT THEM IN POST BOXES. THE FORMS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SENT то THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AND NO POSTAL FEE IS NEEDED."
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ACCORDING TO THE 1987 FINAL REGISTER, THERE WERE 90,294 REGISTERED VOTERS IN SHA TIN.
"WITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF POPULATION IN SHA TIN, WE MUST EMPHASISE THAT RESIDENTS MUST REGISTER THEIR PRESENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IF THEY WANT TO VOTE IN THE SHA TIN CONSTITUENCIES IN THE URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT MARCH, HE SAID.
GENFRALLY SPEAKING, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 21 YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1988 AND HAVE LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS CAN REGISTER AS A VOTER.
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