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THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1978

MORE NEW VOTERS REGISTERED

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MORE PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED AS NEW VOTERS SINCE THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION CYCLE BEGAN TWO WEEKS AGO.

ACCORDING TO LATEST FIGURES, OVER 780 PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED, AN INCREASE OF 472 COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF THE LAST REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN 1976.

MR. KUO KET-CHEN, REGISTRATION OFFICER FOR 1978 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION AND SEXENNIAL INQUIRY, SAID: +1 AM PLEASED THAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED SO QUICKLY AND I HOPE THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING FORWARD TO REGISTER EACH DAY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AS WE MOVE ALONG THIS REGISTRATION CYCLE,+

REGISTRATION FOR NEW VOTERS STARTED ON FEBRUARY 15 AND THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION BY POST IS JUNE 15, 1978. REGISTRATION FORMS FOR NEW VOTERS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL POST OFFICES, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HEAD AND BRANCH OFFICES OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE. THESE FORMS MAY BE COMPLETED IN EITHER ENGLISH OR CHINESE.

MEANWHILE, NOTICES OF INQUIRY ARE ALSO BEING SENT BY REGISTERED POST TO EACH OF THE ELECTORS ON THE CURRENT REGISTER TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO REMAIN ON THE REGISTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND WHETHER THEY WISH TO CHANGE THE IR POLLING STATIONS.

MR. KUO CALLED ON THESE VOTERS TO CONTINUE TO SHOW THE IR INTEREST BY COMPLETING THE FORMS AND RETURNING THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HE REMINDED VOTERS THAT IF THEY FAILED TO CONFIRM THE IR REGISTRATION THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW ELECTORAL ROLL AND SO THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN THE NEXT URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

+ IF ANYONE WHO KNOWS, OR BELIEVES, HIMSELF TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT REGISTER HAS NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE OF INQUIRY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, IT PROBABLY MEANS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE HIS CORRECT ADDRESS. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IT THESE PEOPLE WOULD CONTACT THE ELECTORAL AND JURY SECTION, EITHER BY TELEPHONING THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE ON 5-765912 OR BY WRITING TO HIM AT 7TH FLOOR, KA CHEONG BUILDING, 4, SUNNING ROAD, HONG KONG, SO THAT A NOTICE MAY BE SENT TO THEM WITHOUT DELAY, SAID MR. KUO.

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