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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1981

ISLANDS RESIDENTS REMINDED TO RETURN REGISTRATION FORMS

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WITH ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT BEFORE THE DISTRICT BOARD VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD ENDS, ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG HAS APPEALED TO ALL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOT YET DONE SO TO COMPLETE REGISTRATION FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MR FUNG SAID AFTER THE CLOSING DATE OCTOBER 12 - ANYONE WANTING TO REGISTER WOULD HAVE TO DO SO IN PERSON WITH THE REGISTRATION OFFICER DURING THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 21 DECEMBER 5.

+ IT IS OBVIOUSLY MORE CONVENIENT, THOUGH, TO FILL UP A FORM AND SEND IT IN NOW, PARTICULARLY AS ISLANDS DISTRICT IS SO SPREAD OUT, MR FUNG SAID.

ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES ARE ENTERED ON THE FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE AT THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS NEXT MARCH.

+SO FAR WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 7 500 REGISTRATION FORMS FROM ISLANDS RESIDENTS, MR FUNG SAID, A RESPONSE HE DESCRIBED AS +ENCOURAGING+,

ISLANDS DISTRICT HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF ABOUT 45 000.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS EMPLOYED 12 TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS TO CARRY OUT DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS TO HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER AND TO EXPLAIN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO THEM.

REGISTRATION FORMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL RURAL COMMITTEES, CLANSMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ALSO PLACED HUNDREDS OF POSTERS AND BANNERS WITH ATTRACTIVE SLOGANS AT PUBLIC PLACES ON ALL THE ISLANDS.

RESIDENTS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTIES COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORM SHOULD TELEPHONE 5-409207, 5-409934 OR 5-409225 FOR ASSISTANCE.

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