SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1989
CALLING ON THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME ELECTORS TO THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
| XERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO
REGISTER.
+ ELECTORAL SERVICES), MR WAN YIU-SING, SAID: "ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO ORDINARY ELECTION IN THE COMING YEAR, IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO GET ONE'S NAME ON THE ELECTORAL REGISTER.
"THE PROCESS OF REGISTRATION IS VERY SIMPLE. JUST PICK UP A FORM AT ANY DISTRICT OFFICE, POST OFFICE, HOUSING ESTATE UFEJAS IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OR ANY BRANCH OFFICE OF HONGKONG BANK OR HANG SENG BANK, FILL IT IN AND PLACE IT IN BOX."
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MR WAN SAID OF THE 3.5 MILLION ELIGIBLE ELECTORS, MILLION OR 45 PER CENT HAD ALREADY REGISTERED. HE URGED THE REMAINING 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE TO SIGN UP QUICKLY.
THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION ARE SIMPLE. MR WAN SAID.
ANYONE WHO IS 21 YEARS OLD OR OVER AND HAS BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS OR WHO IS A HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT IS ELIGIBLE.
"FOR THIS EXERCISE, ANYONE BORN IN 1968 WILL MEET THE AGE QUALIFICATION," HE SAID.
THE TERM "HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT COVERS CHINESE PERSONS WHO HAVE ORDINARILY RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS AND PERSONS WHO ARE BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZENS BY VIRTUE OF A CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG, SUCH AS BY BIRTH. ADOPTION. NATURALISATION OR REGISTRATION IN HONG KONG.
MR WAN ADDED THAT DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, A PILOT SCHEME WOULD BE MOUNTED IN TWO DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES, NAMELY, MONG KOK WEST AND YUEN LONG RURAL CENTRAL.
THIS EXERCISE WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICERS. PRIVATE TENEMENTS IN THESE TWO CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE VISITED COMPREHENSIVELY BY COMMUNITY
ORGANISERS.
"THE OBJECTIVE IS TWO-FOLD.' MR WAN SAID, "ONE IS TO ASSIST RESIDENTS IN COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORMS AND THE OTHER IS TO CONFIRM THE VALIDITY OR OTHERWISE OF THE ADDRESS OF THOSE ELECTORS REGISTERED UNDER SUCH PREMISES TO FACILITATE THE UPDATING OF THE ELECTORAL REGISTER."
THE PILOT SCHEME IS BEING WIDELY PUBLICISED WITHIN THE TWO CONSTITUENCIES AND RESIDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE DATE OF VISIT BY NOTICES POSTED AT THE BUILDINGS.
MR WAN ALSO URGED REGISTERED ELECTORS TO REPORT ANY CHANGE THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. THIS CAN BE DONE BY FILLING IN REGISTRATION FORM OR BY LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRATION ELECTORAL DIVISION, HARBOUR CENTRE. 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD. CHAI. HONG KONG.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY CALLING 5-270380 OR 5-270369.
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