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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1979
PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ARE THOSE WHOSE NAMES APPEAR IN THE ELECTORAL REGISTER, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 15.
ELECTORS MUST IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AT POLLING STATIONS BY PRODUCING THEIR IDENTITY CARD OR SOME OTHER POSITIVE MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION, SUCH AS A PASSPORT, DRIVING LICENCE, OR IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY ONE OF THE AUXILIARY DEFENCE SERVICES.
THE PRODUCTION OF A POLL CARD, ON ITS OWN, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY.
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POLL CARDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MAILED TO ALL REGISTERED ELECTORS. THESE WILL HELP THE POLLING STATION STAFF TO TRACE THE ELECTOR'S NAME IN THE REGISTER, THUS SPEEDING UP THE ISSUE OF BALLOT PAPERS.
ELECTORS MUST VOTE AT THE POLLING STATION SHOWN IN THE POLL
THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE AT ANY OTHER POLLING
CARDS STATION.
MISS YUE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE HEAVY PENALTIES FOR IMPERSONATION AT POLLING STATIONS.
+ELECTORS ARE FORBIDDEN TO TALK TO OTHER VOTERS, TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS, OR DISPLAY POSTERS WHILE IN THE POLLING STATION, SHE SAID.
+THEY ARE ALSO FORBIDDEN TO REMOVE ANY BALLOT PAPER, MARKED OR UNMARKED, FROM A POLLING STATION, OR TO DEPOSIT IN THE BALLOT BOX ANY PAPER OTHER THAN THE BALLOT PAPER PROVIDED BY THE POLL CLERK.+
ELECTORS WERE REMINDED THAT THEY MAY VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN SIX CANDIDATES.
COUNTING OF VOTES WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE POLL. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE VOTE COUNT. THE RESULT WILL BE DECLARED AS SOON AS COUNTING IS FINISHED.
THE 13 CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR THE ELECTION ARE:
MR. FRANCIS CHAINE, MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, MR. AUGUSTINE CHUNG SHAI-KIT, MRS. ELSIE ELLIOTT, DR. DENNY HUANG MONG-HWA, MR. FRANCIS GILBERT KNIGHT, MR. LAW CHE-KEUNG, DR. KEESON PATRICK SHUM, MISS MARIA TAM WAI-CHU, MR. ANDREW TU KSEUH-KWEI, MR. ANTHONY WONG CHI- HUNG, DR. WONG PUN-CHEUK AND MISS CECILIA YEUNG LAI-YIN.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEMBERS OF THE PRESS STATIONS OR TO BE PRESENT (THURSDAY), URBAN COUNCIL DECLARATION OF SECRECY PRESIDING OFFICER OR THE
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WHO WISH TO VISIT ANY OF THE 13 POLLING AT THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES ON MARCH 8 ELECTION DAY, MUST COMPLETE FORM 20
BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, A RETURNING OFFICER.
/THEY SHOULD
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