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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1988
1.6 MILLION VOTERS REGISTERED
URBAN
HELD ON MARCH 9 NEXT
ABOUT 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS TO BE YEAR.
ARE CONTAINED IN THE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC NOVEMBER 21 AT DISTRICT
PARTICULARS OF THESE REGISTERED VOTERS PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS WHICH WILL BE INSPECTION FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 11) UNTIL OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION (RED).
REGISTER BEFORE HAVE UNTIL NOVEMBER TO TAKE
PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE BUT FAILED TO THE DEADLINE ON SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR WILL NOW 21 TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION IF THEY WISH PART IN THE MARCH ELECTIONS.
BREN HAVE
FOR ACCEPTED
THE
MORE THAN 31,500 NEW APPLICANTS GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL DURING THIS YEAR'S REGISTRATION EXERCISE.
IN INCREASE
NUMBER
WAS
SHA RECORDED
TIN IN FOLLOWED BY TUEN MUN
THE BIGGEST DISTRICT WHERE 10,086 PEOPLE WERE REGISTERED, DISTRICT WITH 2,148 PEOPLE AND SAI KUNG DISTRICT WITH 1,869 PEOPLE.
THERE WAS AN OFFSETTING
RESULT OF THE ANNUAL VETTING EXERCISE, RED, MR LAI KWAN-TAT, SAID.
REDUCTION
THE
OF 40.781
OFFICER REGISTRATION
ELECTORS AS A
OF
DEATH CASES, 1,588
OF
CASES ΤΟ ESTABLISH CONTACT, OF THE ELECTORS
THE DELETIONS CONSIST OF 5,656 EMIGRATION, 25,418 CASES WHERE THE RED FAILED 113 DUPLICATE ENTRIES, 314 OMISSIONS AT THE REQUEST AND 7,692 ENTRIES WITH DOUBTFUL ADDRESSES.
MR LAI SAID: "THE SCREENING OF ENTRIES WITH DOUBTFUL SEQUENCE WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A LISTING OF ELECTORS IN THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES.
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ADDRESSES
OF THEIR
OTHER EFFORTS HAD ALSO BEEN MADE TO UPDATE THE RECORDS.
FOR DOUBTFUL
CASES
INVOLVING
OF RESIDENTS
HOUSING ESTATES HONG KONG HOUSING SOCIETY, MANAGED BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OR THE
OBTAINED FROM THE UPDATED RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES OF SUCH PERSONS WERE
HAD BEEN SO MORE THAN 17,500 THE ESTATE MANAGEMENT, AND AMENDED.
POLLING
RECORDS
STATIONS
IN ADDITION, 5,226 CORRECTIONS WERE MADE WITH VOTERS BY TELEPHONE OR AT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, MR LAI ADDED.
THROUGH CONFIRMATION DURING THE RECENT
RECENT
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT 486 VOTERS AT THE COUNCIL ELECTIONS HAVE YET TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION ELECTORAL ROLL.
LEGISLATIVE
ON THE GENERAL
/THEY WILL
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