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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1988
COMMUNITY ORGANISERS HELP REGISTER VOTERS IN JUNK BAY
STAFF OF THE BAI KUNG
DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO THE NEWLY
DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BERN PAYING ESTABLISHED PO LAM AND TSUI LAM ESTATES IN JUNK BAY TO URGE THE RESIDENTS THERE TO REGISTER A8 ELECTORS.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD ON AUGUST 16, RIGHT COMMUNITY ORGANISERA RECRUITED BY THE BAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE HAVE BEEN IN ACTION.
IN THE
THEY HAVE ALREADY ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS TWO ESTATES TO FILL IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AS WELL AS THE NOTICE OF CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
THE DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS ARE CONDUCTED IN THE INCLUDING SATURDAYS, BUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
EVENINGS,
SO FAR, THE STAFF HAVE VISITED THREE HOUSING BLOCKS PO YAN, PO NING AND PO TAI HOUSES IN PO LAM ESTATE AND FOUR BLOCÉS LAM, CHOI LAM, ON LAM AND HONG LAM HOUSES - IN TSUI LAM ESTATE.
NEXT MONTH THE STAFF PLAN то VISIT RESIDENTS IN KING COURT, A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME ESTATE NEXT TO TSUI LAM ESTATE, THE TEMPORARY HOUSING ARBA AND VILLAGES IN JUNK BAY.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE BAID MANY OF THR RESIDENTS, WHO MOVED INTO JUNK BAY RECENTLY, WERE VERY CO-OPERATIVE AND EAGER TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER AS ELECTORS.
RESIDENTS AGED 21 OR OVER BY THE END OF THE YRAR, BEING HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR HAVING RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS, ARK ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD WILL
LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30. VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SAI KUNG POST OFFICE AND THE HONG KONG BANK (BAI KUNG BRANCH).
RESIDENTS OF THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN CAN OBTAIN THE FORMS AT THE TSUI LAM COMMUNITY HALL OR THE PO LAM AND TSUI LAM ESTATE OFFICES OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
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