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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1982

PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS

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IN CONNECTION WITH THURSDAY'S NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE PRESS BY THE INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA/IPRU):

1. AT 0845 HRS, A COACH WILL LEAVE HANKOW ROAD, BEHIND THE

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING AT TSIM SHA TSUI, TO TAKE THE PRESS TO POLLING STATIONS IN SHA TIN, TAI PO (WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES FROM OUTSIDE THE POLLING BOOTH OF THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND MRS AKERS-JONES, CASTING THE IR VOTES AT 10.30 AM), YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS FACILITY WILL END AT APPROXIMATELY 1.30 PM. STAFF OF THE CNTA/IPRU WILL BE ON THE COACH TO HELP THE MEDIA.

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DURING ELECTION DAY, ROUGH FIGURES OF VOTER TURNOUT WILL BE TELEPHONED TO STAFF OF THE CNTA/IPRU AT REGULAR INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE DAY- THESE WILL BE COLLATED AND PROVIDED TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES FOR ISSUE ON THE TELEPRINTER.

VOTING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 7 AM AND. 10 PM ON THURSDAY. COUNTING OF VOTES WILL COMMENCE SHORTLY AFTER 10 PM AND THE RESULTS WILL BE PASSED TO CNTA/IPRU STAFF WHO WILL MAN THE UNIT'S OFFICE ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HEADQUARTERS BUILDING UNTIL THE FINAL RESULT IS IN.

THE PRESS ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THIS OFFICE AT ANY TIME DURING THE NIGHT, OR CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: 3-71502466, 3-71502465, 3-71502485, 3-71502484, AND 3-71502459.

HOWEVER, THE RESULTS WILL BE PASSED TO GIS FOR ISSUE ON THE TELEPRINTER.

4. AT 10 PM ON ELECTION DAY, A FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED FOR

THE PRESS TO ATTEND A VOTE COUNTING CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN TO TAKE PICTURES. TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE HANKOW ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 9 PM AND PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE RETURNED TO HANKOW ROAD AFTERWARDS.

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THERE IS, OF COURSE, NO REASON WHY PRESS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD NOT MAKE THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS TO ATTEND POLLING BOOTHS- BUT IT IS STRESSED THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO TAKE PICTURES WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF A POLLING STATION OR TO ENTER IT UNLESS YOU ARE A REGISTERED VOTER OR ELECTION OFFICIAL.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ABOVE, OR HAVE ANY SPECIAL REQUESTS, YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO CONTACT OFFICERS OF THE CNTA/IPRU ON ANY OF THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS GIVEN ABOVE.

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