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TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1994
FROM 1988/89 TO 1993/94, 53 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED UNDER THE SCHEME, OF WHICH 17 AWARDEES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR STUDIES AND ARE NOW WORKING IN DIFFERENT FIELDS IN HONG KONG.
AMONG THEM ARE JOURNALISTS, RESEARCH ANALYSTS, ARTISTS, PILOTS, ACCOUNTANTS AND ENGINEERS.
LAWYERS, GAME
OVERSEAS UNITED KINGDOM ELECTORS
FORMS AND EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS FOR REGISTRATION AS AN OVERSEAS ELECTOR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENTARY AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
"BRITISH CITIZENS LIVING IN HONG KONG MAY CONTACT THE INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AT SECOND FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG BY WRITING OR IN PERSON TO OBTAIN THE FORMS AND EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS,' HE SAID.
UNDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT OF 1989, THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR PEOPLE LIVING ABROAD HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM FIVE TO 20 YEARS.
THAT MEANS IF A BRITISH CITIZEN LEFT THE UK AS LONG AGO AS OCTOBER 1974, HE/SHE CAN STILL VOTE.
A BRITISH CITIZEN IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO DECLARE AN INTENTION TO RETURN TO THE UK AND THE VOTE WILL BE CAST IN THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH THE PERSON OR THE PERSON'S FAMILY WERE REGISTERED BEFORE LEAVING THE UK.
PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE UK BEFORE THEY WERB OLD ENOUGH TO BE INCLUDED ON THE ELECTORAL REGISTER MAY REGISTER AS OVERSEAS ELECTORS.
"IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, POTENTIAL ELECTORS WILL HAVE TO FILL IN AN APPLICATION FORM AND RETURN IT DIRECT TO THEIR ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICE BY OCTOBER 10, 1994 (SEPTEMBER 15 IF THRY WERE PREVIOUSLY RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND), THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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HE ALSO APPEALED TO BRITISH CITIZENS FOR ASSISTANCE INFORMING ANYONE THEY KNOW LIVING ABROAD ABOUT THIS.
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