THE
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990
GOVT IS ACTIVELY PREPARING FOR 1991 ELECTIONS
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GOVERNMENT
IS
ACTIVELY
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MAKING PREPARATION FOR THE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS,
ELECTIONS IN 1991, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
MR DARWIN CHEN, SAID AT A LUNCHEON MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY).
CHEN MR
SAID
TO AMENDMENT BILLS WERB
THE SIX
SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS то THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN JULY AND THE CORRESPONDING
ENACTED WITHIN THIS SUBSIDARY LEGISLATION WERE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE
OF CANDIDATES FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD YEAR, BEFORE THE NOMINATION ELECTIONS BEGAN ON JANUARY 7, 1991.
ON THE LOGISTICS OF THE ELECTIONS, MR CHEN SAID A TOTAL OF POLLING STATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS.
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"AN IDEAL POLLING STATION MUST BE SPACIOUS, AND CLOSE TO THE MAIN AREA OF POPULATION," HE SAID, "HOWEVER, NOT ALL FEATURES AND DISTRIBUTION CONSTITUENCIES HAVE THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL OF COMMUNITY FACITLITIES.
NORTHERN
"THE POLLING STATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, EVEN AT REMOTE PLACES LIKE PO TOI ISLAND AND THE VILLAGES AT LANTAU.
THESE
THE AREAS,
POLLING "OWING TO THE REMOTENESS OF
STAFF DAY BEFORE ΤΟ HAVE TO ARRIVE AT THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATIONS THE
7.30 AM MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS SO THAT POLLING CAN START AT ON POLLING DAY.
HOWEVER, MANY CIVIL SERVANTS, INCLUDING MANY WERE QUITE HAPPY TO SERVE AT THESE REMOTE POLLING SAID.
STATIONS ARE
SET UP
SENIOR IN RANK, STATIONS, MR CHEN
THE
ALL TEMPORARILY,
AND TELEPHONE AND BE MADE READY WITHIN A DISRUPTION то THE
"AS THE POLLING FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING THE ASSEMBLY OF POLLING EQUIPMENT, HAVE TO VERY SHORT SPAN OF TIME IN ORDER NOT TO CAUSE ANY NORMAL ACTIVITIES AT THESE PREMISES.
OF
ARE
VARYING DISTRIBUTED, COIL MOSQUITO
ΤΟ SET OF
FROM POLLING
A
"GENERALLY, OVER 100 ITEMS PACK OF THUMB PINS AND A BOX COMPARTMENTS."
CIVIL MR CHEN SAID ABOUT 5,000 STAFF RECRUITED FROM WITHIN THE
POLLING STATIONS SERVICE WOULD BE REQUIRED ON POLLING DAY TO MAN THE AND TO COUNT VOTES.
AND
THE
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE
OF FREQUENCY
ELECTORATE
INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE HAD THE GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS, ASSESSED WHETHER IT WAS BETTER TO CONTINUE RELYING ON MANUAL PRACTICES OR TO COMPUTERISE POLLING AND VOTE COUNTING.
/HE POINTED