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1977

REGISTERED ELECTORS URGED TO VOTE IN URBCO ELECTION

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REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE COMING URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 3 ARE URGED TO TURN UP AT THE 13 POLLING STATIONS TO CAST THEIR VOTES.

THE APPEAL CAME FROM MR. PATRICK LEE, ASSISTANT REGISTRATION OFFICER, URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB TODAY, HE SAID THAT THE LAST URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION HELD IN MARCH 1975 WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE ONLY ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE 34,078 REGISTERED ELECTORS CAST THEIR VOTES.

THEREFORE, HE ADDED, THE PRESENCE OF EVERYONE OF THE 37,174 REGISTERED ELECTORS WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE COMING URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION A MORE EXCITING ONE.

+EVERY VOTE WILL DEFINITELY GIVE SOME FORM OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE CANDIDATES, MR. LEE EMPHASISED.

AT THE COMING ELECTION, HE POINTED OUT, ONLY THOSE WHOSE NAMES APPEARING IN THE CURRENT REGISTERS MIGHT VOTE.

+THOSE WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED ELECTORS HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT REGISTRATION CYCLE DUE TO COMMENCE ON FEBRUARY 15, 1978 TO APPLY FOR INCLUSION IN THE PROVISION REGISTERS OF URBAN COUNCIL ELECTORS, HE SAID.

MR. LEE DISCLOSED THAT AN INDIVIDUAL POLL CARD WOULD BE POSTED TO EVERY REGISTERED ELECTOR NEXT MONDAY (FEBRUARY 14). THE POLL CARD WOULD FACILITATE AN ELECTOR TO OBTAIN MORE QUICKLY HIS BALLOT PAPER FOR VOTING AT ONE OF THE 13 POLLING STATIONS WHICH HE HAS ALREADY CHOSEN DURING THE LAST REGISTRATION CYCLE.

HE SAID THAT REGISTERED ELECTORS WHO STILL DO NOT RECEIVE THEIR POLL CARDS ON FEBRUARY 17 COULD ENQUIRE BY CONTACTING MR. LI KENG-HE) ON TEL. NO. 5-765912.

HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT A VOTER WITHOUT A POLL CARD WAS STILL ENTITLED TO VOTE, PROVIDED HIS NAME WAS IN THE FINAL REGISTER AND THAT HIS IDENTITY WAS ESTABLISHED.

MR. LEE URGED VOTERS TO GO TO THE POLLING STATIONS EARLY ON THE ELECTION DAY WHEN IT WAS LESS CROWDED.

NOTICES OF INSTRUCTIONS WOULD BE DISPLAYED AT THE POLLING CTATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE VOTERS, HE ADDED.