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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1981

PROVISIONAL NT REGISTER OF ELECTORS

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THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS (NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS) IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UP TO DECEMBER 5.

THE REGISTER CONTAINS THE NAMES, IDENTITY CARD NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES OF ALL THE 193 812 REGISTERED ELECTORS FROM THE 46 NEW TERRITORIES CONSTITUENCIES.

MR WONG CHUN-WAH, REGISTRATION OFFICER, SAID = +NOTICES OF REGISTRATION HAVE BEEN SENT OUT INFORMING ELECTORS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES AND POLLING STATIONS FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 4 NEXT YEAR.+

THE FULL REGISTER WILL BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION DURING OFFICE HOURS INCLUDING SATURDAY MORNINGS AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS AND THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.

+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO INSPECT AT EACH OF THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES THE PART OF THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER RELATING TO THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT,+ MR WONG SAID.

+MOREOVER EL IGIBLE ELECTORS WHO HAVE MISSED THE RECENT REGISTRATION CYCLE HAVE A LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER AS A VOTER FOR THE UPCOMING NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

+THEY CAN APPLY IN PERSON TO THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF BLOCK AA, EX-VICTORIA BARRACKS, DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM NOVEMBER 21 TO DECEMBER 5, AND HAVE THE IR NAMES ADDED TO THE ELECTORAL ROLL, HE ADDED.

REGISTERED ELECTORS ARE URGED TO REPORT CHANGES OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BEFORE NOVEMBER 30 SO THAT NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES AND POLLING STATIONS MAY BE MADE.

THESE CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ALL THE POST OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES AND CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.

THE BREAKDOWN OF REGISTERED ELECTORS FOR THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARDS IS ISLANDS DISTRICT (14 795), NORTH DISTRICT (19 429), SAI KUNG DISTRICT (5 922), SHA TIN DISTRICT (15 710), TAI PO DISTRICT (12 662), TSUEN WAN DISTRICT (71 009), TUEN MUN DISTRICT (25 694) AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT (28 591).

+THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGURES IS MAINLY DUE TO THE VARIATION OF POPULATION IN EACH DISTRICT, MR WONG EXPLAINED.

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