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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1990
GALA SHOW PROMOTES VOTER REGISTRATION
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, AND A HOST OF SUPERSTARS TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS AT A GALA SHOW HELD AT THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE.
ORGANISED BY THE STEERING GROUP FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PUBLICITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE GALA SHOW IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR'S VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN.
JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE FOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS, THE SHOW STARTED OFF WITH THE CAMPAIGN THEME SONG SUNG BY SUPERSTAR MR JACKY CHAN AND THE BROADCASTING CHOIR COMPRISING AS MANY AS 40 ARTISTES AND DISC JOCKEYS.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING BY PRESSING A BUTTON TO RAISE THE CAMPAIGN LOGO "VOTE 91".
VOTER REGISTRATION APPEALS WERE MADE DURING THE SHOW BY SUPERSTARS INCLUDING MR DANNY CHAN, MISS CHERRIE CHUNG AND MISS DODO CHENG.
THERE WERE ALSO A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES AIMED AT DRIVING HOME THE VOTER REGISTRATION MESSAGE AND AT THE SAME TIME, PUBLICISING THE 1991 ELECTION DATES.
ALSO ATTENDING THE GALA WERE THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE STEERING GROUP, MR DARWIN CHEN; MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS; AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT KONG.
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STEERING GROUP SAID 1991 WOULD BE
OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG
"IN ADDITION TO THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN MARCH AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS IN MAY, WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST DIRECT ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER, ** HE SAID.
"A PERSON MUST FIRST BE REGISTERED ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL BEFORE HE CAN TAKE PART IN THE COMING ELECTIONS EITHER AS A VOTER OR A CANDIDATE," HE ADDED.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD WILL RUN UNTIL OCTOBER 1. ANY PERSON AGED OVER 21 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHO HAS ORDINARILY RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS OR 19 A HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT, IS ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE OFFICES, HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, CULTURAL AND LEADING BANKS.
AT DISTRICT OFFICES, POST
AND RECREATIONAL CENTRES,
LIVE ON COMMERCIAL BE SCREENED DURING
THE VOTER REGISTRATION GALA WAS BROADCAST RADIO AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND WILL PRIME TIME ON ATV-HOME TONIGHT AND ON TVB-JADE ON SEPTEMBER 2.
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