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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1978

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APPEAL TO URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION VOTERS

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URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION VOTERS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY NOTICES OF SEXENNIAL INQUIRY ARE URGED TO CONTACT THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AT TEL: 5-765912 OR 5-769567.

MR. KUO KET-CHEN, REGISTRATION OFFICER FOR THE 1978 URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION REGISTRATION AND SEXENNIAL INQUIRY SAID: +THEY CAN ALSO WRITE TO US AT REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE, CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING, FOURTH FLOOR, HONG KONG SO THAT A NOTICE MAY BE SENT TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.+

THE APPEAL IS MADE BECAUSE OVER 6,000 OF THE 37,174 NOTICES OF INQUIRY SENT OUT BY REGISTERED POST IN THE PAST MONTH WERE CLASSIFIED AS +UNDELIVERABLE+ BY THE POST OFFICE.

+THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN TO INFORM US OF THE CHANGES OF ADDRESSES,+ MR. KUO ADDED.

TO DATE, THE NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO HAVE RE-REGISTERED DURING THE CURRENT REGISTRATION CYCLE TOTALS 18,113 REPRESENTING LESS THAN HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SENT NOTICES.

MR. KUO SAID: +1 WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET RETURNED THEIR SEXENNIAL INQUIRY FORMS TO DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TILL THE LAST MINUTE HE SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT ANYONE WHO FAILS TO RE-REGISTER WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW ELECTORAL ROLL AND WILL LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE IN THE NEXT URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS JUNE 15, 1978, AND THAT FOR RE-REGISTRATION IS JUNE 30, 1978.

NOTE TO-SITORS:

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DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ADDRESS JAYCEES *****

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE CHARTER NIGHT BALL OF THE NEWLY FORMED TAI PING SHAN JAYCEES TO BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING AT 7.30 P.M. AT THE FURAMA HOTEL.

THE CHARTER NIGHT BALL MARKS THE INAUGURATION OF THE TAI PING SHAN JAYCEES AS A PROVISIONAL CHAPTER OF THE HONG KONG JAYCEES, THE OBJECTIVE OF WHICH IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER MR, LEE'S SPEECH,

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