"THE

PUBLICITY PROGRAMME

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WILL

COVER

OF

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1991

ALL

STAGES of THE FORMS OF MEDIA AS FAR As Is

ELECTIONS FROM NOW UP TO SEPTEMBER, USING A WIDE VARIETY OF

AS AS WELL

ALL SOURCES PRESENTATION PRACTICABLE, HE ADDED.

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ALSO BE ELECTIONS. POLLING STATIONS,

NEW ELECTORAL MEASURES WOULD MR SUEN SAID MAJOR ADOPTED FOR THE FAIR AND ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE SEPTEMBER

CANVASSING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THESE WOULD COVER BANNER CONTROL SCHEME, AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE DISABLED.

POLLING STATIONS MR SUEN SAID CANVASSING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO STRICTER CONTROL, WITH THE CLEAR DELINEATION OF PROBLEMATIC POLLING BUFFER ZONES AND PASSAGES FOR VOTERS OUTSIDE THE STATIONS.

+

THEIR

ONLY A VERY LIMITED "INSIDE THESE BUFFER ZONES

OTHER THAN THE CAMPAIGNING AIDES,

CANDIDATES AND AGENTS, WILL BE ALLOWED TO CANVASS FOR VOTES," HE SAID.

ADDED.

NUMBER OF ELECTION

"POLICE PRESENCE AT THESE STATIONS WILL ALSO BE INCREASED,

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SAID SPOTS IN KEY AREAS ON THE DISPLAY OF BANNERS, MR SUEN WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO CANDIDATES AFTER THE CLOSE OF NOMINATION. BEFORE THEN THERE WOULD BE A SANITISATION PERIOD, AND ALL DISPLAYS AREAS WOULD BE REMOVED BEFORE MONDAY.

IN KEY

OFFICERS FOR WITHOUT PERMISSION

AS FOR ELECTION RELATED PUBLICITY MATERIALS IN NON KEY AREAS, PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES COULD APPLY TO THE DISTRICT LAND PERMISSION TO DISPLAY, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THOSE WOULD BE REMOVED.

ELECTORS

MR SUEN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO CAST THEIR VOTES FACILITATE PHYSICALLY DISABLED SEPTEMBER.

To IN

HAVB BEEN ASSIGNED TO A "PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED VOTERS WHO POLLING STATION WHICH PRESENTS THEM WITH AN ACCESS PROBLEM CAN CALL MADE TO SWITCH OUR HOTLINE, 827 1122 FOR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE

ACCESSIBLE THEM TO ANOTHER NEARBY POLLING STATION WHICH CAN BE EASILY TO THEM.

"VOTERS CONCERNED CAN CALL UP EITHER BEFORE THE ELECTION OR

" HE SAID. ELECTION DAY ITSELF TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS,

ON THE COUNTING

SAID COUNTING WOULD BE USED TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COUNTING TO IMPROVE ITS RELIABILITY.

OF

VOTES,

MR SUBN

ON

MACHINES PROCESS AND

CARD то MAKB IT HIGHLIGHT

IMPROVEMENTS HAD ALSO BEEN MADE TO THE POLL MORE USER FRIENDLY, MR SUEN SAID. IT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATION WHERE AN ELECTOR CARRY THE CLEAR MESSAGE THAT ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR AT THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATION ON PRODUCTION CARD.

TO VOTE AND TO COULD ALSO VOTE OF HIS/HER IDENTITY

TO THE LEGISLATIVE STRESSING THAT THE FIRST DIRECT ELECTIONS

SIGNIFICANCE, POLITICAL

MR SUEN COUNCIL HAD A CONSTITUTIONAL AND

ARDENT SUPPORT FOR CALLED ON MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE THEIR THIS HISTORICAL EVENT.

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