XN000022-1975-03-03 — Page 2

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1975

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WEDNESDAY IS HRACO ELECTION DAY

WITH JUST OVER A DAY TO GO BEFORE THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS THE RETURNING OFFICER, MRS. MADEL CHIU-JOON HAYES, TODAY REMINDED ELECTONS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT BY VOTING ON WEDNESDAY.

POLL CARDS HAVE ALREADY DEEN SENT OUT TO ELECTORS INDICATING AT WHICH POLLING STATION THEY SHOULD CAST THEIR VOTE.

MRS. HAYES AGAIN REMINDED ELECTORS TO DRING THEIR POLL CARDS WITH THEM AND A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION SUCH AS AN IDENTITY GARD OR DRIVING LICENCE.

THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL IS SIX- THEREFORE ELECTORS CANNOT VOTE FOR MORE THAN SIX CANDIDATES. CAN VOTE FOR LESS, DUT A DALLOT PAPER WITH MORE THAN SIX VOTES WILL DE INVALID, FRS, HAYES SAID.

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POLLING STATIONS WILL BE OPEN CONTINUOUSLY FROM 8 A.M. TO

ELECTORS ARE ASKED TO REMEMBER THAT THEY SHOULD NOT SPEAK TO ANY OTHER ELECTORS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY POLLING STATION. THEY ARE ALSO FORBIDDEN TO TAKE ANY DALLOT PAPER, WHETHER MARKED OR UNMARKED, OUT OF THE POLLING STATION. THEY SHOULD DEPOSIT IN THE BALLOT BOX NO OTHER PAPER THAN THE BALLOT PAPER GIVEN THEM BY THE POLL GLENK.

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MRS. HAYES ADDED THAT THE STAFF AT THE 13 STATIONS WILL DE THERE TO HELP ELECTORS SHOULD THEY ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS,

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THE POLLING STATIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL DE AT 0 COLLEGE HALL, 63A, DOMAM ROAD= THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL- THE HENNESSEY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 169 THOMSON ROAD- AND THE NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, E80 KING'S ROAD,

IN KOWLOON THE STATIONS WILL BE AT • THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, ALONGSIDE THE EAST WING OF THE STAR FERRY TERMINAL- THE QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, 152 SA! YEE STREET- THE KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL, 332 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD= THE PERTI STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 6 PERTH STREET- THE SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 17 TSEUK LUK STREET AND THE KUUN TONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 240 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.

IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THE POLLING STATIONS WILL BE LOCATED AT #

THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, NOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN- THE HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAU YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG AND THE WONG SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL, TAI PO ROAD," TAI PO.

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