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On the voting procedures, Mr Ng said voters should have already received a poll card from the Registration and Electoral Office, giving details of their respective constituency and polling station.
"Voters can call the 24-hour hotline 2827 1122 should they have any queries about the poll card. Another hotline, 2891 1400, is available for voters who wish to know more about the platforms of the candidates," he said.
"At the polling station, a voter registered in a geographical constituency will be issued a white ballot paper, while a voter registered in a functional constituency will be given a coloured ballot paper. Those who are registered in both will be issued with a white and a coloured ballot paper at the same time.
"The voter should simply put a tick on the ballot paper in the circle opposite the name of the candidate of his choice, and then fold up the ballot paper so as to conceal the vote.
"He should then put the folded white ballot paper into the white ballot box, and if applicable, the folded coloured ballot paper into the red ballot box," he said.
Mr Ng added that although a voter was required to produce only his identity card to cast a vote, it would a help to speed up the work of the polling staff if he could also produce his poll card.
To arouse residents' attention to the importance of the elections, Mr Ng said a $21 million publicity campaign had been held in the past three months.
"Emphasis has been placed not just on familiarising electors with the voting arrangements, but also to help them to know more about the candidates so that a wise choice could be made.
"The massive campaign includes five APIs (Annoucements in the Public Interest), six designs of posters, mobile exhibitions, advertisements, mailing of 'introduction to candidates' to electors, as well as a series of election forums both in the districts and on radio and television," said Mr Ng.
End/Friday, September 15, 1995