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SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1978

OVER 2000 APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AS URBCO VOTERS

IN ONE MONTH * * *

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM WOULD-BE VOTERS SINCE THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION CYCLE BEGAN A MONTH AGO HAS NOW TOPPED THE 2,000 MARK.

+THIS REPRESENTS NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW VOTERS REGISTERED DURING THE LAST REGISTRATION CYCLE IN 1976, + SAID MR. KUO KET-CHEN, REGISTRATION OFFICER FOR THE 1978 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION AND SEXENNIAL INQUIRY.

SO FAR, 10,239 VOTERS WHO ARE ON THE CURRENT REGISTER HAVE RETURNED THE COMPLETED SEXENNIAL INQUIRY FORMS TO THE REGISTRATION OFFICER. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS ON THE REGISTER IS 37,174.

+WE HOPE MORE PEOPLE WILL GIVE THEIR SUPPORT BEFORE THE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON JUNE 15,+ DR. KUO ADDED.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN OBTAIN REGISTRATION FORMS FROM ALL POST OFFICES, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HEAD AND DRANCH CFFICES OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE. THESE FORMS MAY BE COMPLETED IN EITHER ENGLISH OR CHINESE.

R. KUO ALSO REMINDED REGISTERED VOTERS THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO A CHOICE OF POLLING STATIONS.

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+THE FACILITY ENABLI! ELECTORS TO STATE THEIR PREFERENCE OF POLLING STATIONS MAS 1.PLEMENTED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE VOTERS GO THAT THEY COULD CAST THEIR VOTES NEAR THE IR PLACES OF WORK OR RESIDENCE,+ HE EXPLAINED.

AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, NEXT YEAR'S URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION WILL BE SPREAD OVER 13 POLLING STATIONS, WITH FOUR ON

ISLAND, SIX IN KOWLOON AND THREE IN THE ME. TERRITORIES.

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