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URBAN COUNCIL ELECTORATE

MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979

OVER 31,000 NAMES IN NEW REGISTER *****

MORE THAN 31,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED TO VOTE AT THE NEXT URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 8.

THE NAMES OF THE 31,481 REGISTERED ELECTORS TOGETHER WITH THE IR ELECTORAL NUMBERS AND OTHER DETAILS OF ADDRESS AND IDENTITY, ARE CONTAINED IN THE NEW FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS COMPILED BY THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AND PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 30, 1978.

ANNOUNCING THIS, THE REGISTRATION OFFICER,

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, MR. KUO KET-CHEN SAJD TODAY (MONDAY) THE NEW REGISTER WAS IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOLUME 1, IN FOUR PARTS, CONTAINS THE NAMES OF ELECTORS REGISTERED TO VOTE AT THE KING'S COLLEGE POLLING STATION, THE CITY HALL POLLING STATION, THE HENNESSY ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL POLLING STATION AND THE NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL POLLING STATION.

VOLUME II, IN NINE PARTS, CONTAINS THE NAMES OF ELECTORS REGISTERED TO VOTE AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER POLLING STATION, THE QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL POLLING STATION, THE KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL POLLING STATION, THE PERTH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL POLLING STATION, THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY SAN PO KONG SUB-OFFICE (FORMER SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL) POLLING STATION, THE KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL POLLING STATION, THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL POLLING STATION, THE HEUNG YEE KUK YUEN LONG DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL POLLING STATION AND THE WONG SHIU CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL POLLING STATION (TAI PO).

THE FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE, 4 SUNNING ROAD, SEVENTH FLOOR, KA CHEONG BUILDING, HONG KONG, DURING OFFICE HOURS EVERY WEEKDAY.

COPIES OF THE REGISTER ARE ON SALE, AT $92 PER VOLUME, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERÁL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

MR. KUO EXPLAINED THAT THE LAST REGISTER, PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 31 1976, REMAINED LEGALLY VALID UNTIL JANUARY 14, 1979, AFTER WHICH DATE THE NEW REGISTER, PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 30, 1978, WOULD SUPERSEDE IT AND WOULD REMAIN LEGALLY IN FORCE UNTIL JANUARY 14, 1981.

PREPARATION OF THE NEXT PROVISIONAL REGISTER, FROM WHICH THE NEXT FINAL REGISTER IS COMPILED, WILL START ON FEBRUARY 15, 1980.

+THIS MEANS THAT ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR IN THE NEW FINAL REGISTER WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION TO BE HELD NEXT MARCH, ANY PERSON WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE BUT WHO HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED CANNOT APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AS AN ELECTOR BEFORE FEBRUARY, 1980, MR. KUO ADDED.

THAT ON