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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1977

THURSDAY IS URBCO ELECTION DAY

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THE RETURNING OFFICER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION, MR. ALLAN LEUNG, TODAY URGED ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO TURN OUT IN FORCE AT THE 13 POLLING STATIONS ON ELECTION DAY (MARCH 3).

POLL CARDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO MORE THAN 37,000 REGISTERED ELECTORS INDICATING AT WHICH POLLING STATION THEY SHOULD CAST THEIR VOTES.

MR. LEUNG REMINDED ELECTORS TO BRING THEIR POLL CARDS WITH THEM TOGETHER WITH A MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION SUCH AS AN IDENTITY CARD OR A DRIVING LICENCE.

SIX

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THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL IS

THEREFORE ELECTORS CANNOT VOTE FOR MORE THAN SIX CANDIDATES. THEY CAN VOTE FOR LESS, BUT A BALLOT PAPER WITH MORE THAN SIX VOTES WILL BE INVALID, MR. LEUNG SAID.

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

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 BALLOT 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 CLERK.

MR. LEUNG ADDED THAT THE STAFF AT THE 13 STATIONS WILL BE THERE TO HELP ELECTORS SHOULD THEY ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS.

ISLAND WILL BE AT :

THE CITY HALL

THE POLLING STATIONS ON HONG KONG KING'S COLLEGE HALL, 63A, BONHAM ROAD EXHIBITION HALL THE HENNESSY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY

AND THE NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, 169 THOMSON ROAD= PRIMARY SCHOOL, 888 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 SAI YEE STREET- KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL, 332 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD= PERTH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 6 PERTH STREET- THE SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 17 TSEUK LUK STREET- AND THE KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 240 NGAU TAU KOK ROAD.

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IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THE POLLING STATIONS WILL BE LOCATED AT: THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, HOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN- THE HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL, KAU YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG- SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL, TAI PO ROAD, TAI PO.

AND THE WONG

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