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MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1981

REGISTRATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE, CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION AND THE MAIN AND BRANCH OFFICES OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND THE CHARTERED AND HANG SENG BANKS.

+THE FORMS ARE PRE-STAMPED AND SHOULD BE RETURNED AFTER FILLING IN NAME, IDENTITY CARD NUMBER AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, + MISS LAU SAID.

THERE WAS NOTHING DIFFICULT ABOUT FILLING THEM IN.

HOWEVER, CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN WRITING IN THE ADDRESS AS THIS DETERMINED THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH A PERSON WAS REGISTERED TO VOTE, SHE STRESSED.

MISS LAU SAID STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICES WOULD ALSO CALL ON INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD TO DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION FORMS AND HELP COMPLETE THEM.

SHE SAID ALTHOUGH RESIDENTS OF URBAN AREAS COULD ALSO REGISTER AS VOTERS DURING THE NEXT SIX WEEKS ONLY NT RESIDENTS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE NT ELECTIONS.

URBAN REGISTERED VOTERS WOULD HOWEVER BE ABLE TO STAND AS CANDIDATES FOR NT DISTRICT BOARDS.

MISS LAU SAID URBAN DWELLERS WHO REGISTERED AS VOTERS NOW WOULD NOT HAVE TO RE-REGISTER NEXT YEAR FOR THEIR OWN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

SHE SAID A REGISTERED VOTER WHO MOVED AFTER SENDING IN HIS APPLICATION SHOULD COMPLETE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM BY NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 30. THESE FORMS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES AND POST OFFICES.

APPLICATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL REGISTER AFTER THE REGISTRATION PERIOD ENDS MAY BE MADE BETWEEN NOVEMBER 21 AND DECEMBER 7, 1981.

THESE APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE MADE IN PERSON TO THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AT ROOM 9, BLOCK AA, FIRST FLOOR, EX-VICTORIA BARRACKS. AN IDENTITY CARD MUST BE PRODUCED.

THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTERS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL BE THE SAME.

ANYONE WHO IS AGED 21 YEARS OR OVER, HOLDS A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD AND WHO HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS IS QUALIFIED.

A HONG KONG BELONGER AND AN URBAN COUNCIL ELECTOR WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO NOT MEET THE RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT,

ANY REGISTERED VOTER WHO HAS BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS CAN STAND FOR ELECTION, REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE NT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WILL START NEXT JANUARY.

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