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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1975

POLL CARDS ISSUED FOR URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION

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A TOTAL OF 34,078 POLL CARDS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE SPEEDY ISSUE OF BALLOT PAPERS TO VOTERS ON URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION DAY ON MARCH 5 ARE BEING POSTED TO ELECTORS TODAY.

EACH CARD BEARS THE VOTER'S ELECTORAL NUMBER, HIS NAME AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE POLLING STATION AT WHICH HE IS REGISTERED TO VOTE.

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER TODAY EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE FOR INTENDING VOTERS TO PRODUCE THEIR POLL CARDS AS WELL AS THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AT THE PROPER POLLING STATION, IN ORDER TO VOTE WITH THE MINIMUM OF DELAY.

HE SAID THAT IF AN ELECTOR WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE HIS POLL CARD ON ELECTION DAY, HE WAS NEVERTHELESS ENTITLED TO VOTE, PROVIDED HIS NAME APPEARED ON THE FINAL REGISTER AND HE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER.

IF A VOTER HAS CHANGED HIS ADDRESS SINCE THE FINAL REGISTER WAS COMPILED AND HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, IT IS PROBABLE THAT HIS POLL CARD WILL BE RETURNED TO THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT AS +UNDELIVERABLE+,

ANY PERSON WHO HAS REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR AND WHO DOES NOT RECEIVE HIS POLL CARD WITHIN THREE DAYS, IS ADVISED TO CONTACT MR. CHAN HON-YIU OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. NO. 5-765912 TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER HIS CARD HAS BEEN RETURNED BY THE POST OFFICE AS UNDELIVERABLE, IF DESIRED, ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY VISITING MR. CHAN, WHOSE OFFICE IS AT KA CHEONG BUILDING, NO. 4, SUNNING ROAD, 7TH FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO VISIT ANY OF THE POLLING STATIONS OR TO BE PRESENT AT THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES ON MARCH 5 (URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION DAY) MUST COMPLETE FORM 20 - DECLARATION OF SECRECY - BEFORE EITHER A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, A PRESIDING OFFICER OR THE RETURNING OFFICER.

THEY SHOULD HAVE THE FORMS WITH THEM WHEN THEY CALL AT ANY OF THE POLLING STATIONS.

COPIES OF THESE FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE PRESS ROOM, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED BY YOU TO COVER THE ELECTION, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICE, MR. DAVID FORD, JP, WILL BE PLEASED TO ADMINISTER THE DECLARATION BETWEEN 3.30 PM AND 5 PM ON MARCH 4.

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