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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1977.

POLL CARDS ISSUED FOR UREAN COUNCIL ELECTION

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A TOTAL OF 37,174 POLL CARDS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE SPEEDY ISSUE OF BALLOT PAPERS TO VOTERS ON URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION DAY ON MARCH 3 (THURSDAY) ARE IN THE POST TO-DAY.

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

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER EMPHASISED THAT VOTERS MUST 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 ADDED 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 VOTERS HAVE CHANGED THE IR ADDRESS SINCE THE FINAL REGISTER WAS COMPILED AND HAVE NOT NOTIFIED THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, IT IS PROBABLE THAT THEIR POLL CARDS 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 3 DAYS, IS ADVISED TO CONTACT MR. LI KENG-HEI, TELEPHONE NO. 5-765912 OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT, TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER HIS CARD HAS BEEN RETURNED BY THE POST OFFICE AS +UNDELIVERABLE+, IF DESIRED, ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY VISITING MR. LI, WHOSE OFFICE IS AT KA CHEONG BUILDING, NO. 4, SUNNING ROAD, 7TH FLOOR, CAUSEWAY DAY, SONG KONG.

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