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1996 voter registration
Voter registration work for 1996 has started.
It will cover the updating of the voter register and registration of new electors.
A spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) said today (Thursday) inquiries were being made in relation to some 46,000 electoral records which had been identified as possibly outdated.
The REO has earlier this month sent vetting letters by registered mail to the last known residential address of these electors and their business address where applicable, seeking updated information.
The spokesman said if they did not respond within one month, their names would. in accordance with the law, be included in the proposed omission list in the Provisional Register to be published before June 22.
Their names will be excluded from the 1996 Final Register to be published before August & unless they raise a successful claim with the Revising Officer in accordance with the relevant statutory procedures.
The REO will also update the voter register based on information received direct from the electors or based on information provided by the Registration of Persons Offices of the Immigration Department and the Housing Department.
"Updating of our voter register relies, to a large extent, on the co-operation of the electors themselves. Registered electors are requested to report to the REO promptly any change of their particulars," he added.
On the registration of new electors, the spokesman said voter registration forms would be available at many outlets including district offices, housing estate offices, post offices, and the REO on the 10th floor of Harbour Centre, Harbour Road, Wan Chai.
To cater for eligible voters aged between 18 and 21, registration forms will also be sent to tertiary education institutions, secondary schools, and youth centres.
The deadline for registration in the 1996 register is June 1.
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