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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1984

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VOTER REGISTRATION PUBLICITY IN FULL SWING

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THE TERRITORY-WIDE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO URGE MORE PEOPLE TO REGISTER AS ELECTORS FOR THE MARCH 1985 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IS ENTERING ITS SECOND PHASE THIS WEEK.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PHASE IS TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT THEY MUST REGISTER BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 1 IN ORDER TO VOTE AT THE ELECTIONS.

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS- JONES, SAID, THE SIMPLEST WAY OF DEMONSTRATING ONE'S SUPPORT AND CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY IS TO REGISTER AND VOTE.+

ANYONE WHO IS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR ABOVE AND WHO HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.

IT IS ESTIMATED THERE ARE 2.9 MILLION ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN HONG KONG, OF WHICH MORE THAN ONE MILLION HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED. THE PUBLICITY DRIVE IS AIMED AT DRAWING AT LEAST 1.5 MILLION MORE.

PUBLICITY MATERIALS FOR THE REGISTRATION PERIOD INCLUDE API'S (ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST) ON TELEVISION AND IN CINEMAS; RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS; POSTERS AT MTR AND KCR STATIONS, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, GOVERNMENT POSTER SITES AND DISTRICT OFFICE WINDOWS; ADVERTISEMENTS ON BUSES AS WELL AS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS.

REGISTRATION MESSAGES ARE ALSO BEING SPREAD THROUGH GIS MOBILE STREET THEATRE AT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND OTHER VENUES.

TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THE PUBLIC WILL BE REMINDED THROUGH A SERIES OF COUNT-DOWN TELEVISION API'S, RADIO MESSAGES AND PRESS RELEASES THAT REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON OCTOBER 1.

MEANWHILE, WIDE-RANGING ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE REGISTRATION AT DISTRICT LEVEL, INCLUDING DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS DURING WHICH THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS ARE EXPLAINED AND ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO RESIDENTS IN COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION FORMS, ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, IMMIGRATION OFFICES, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, AND SOME 400 BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND THE HANG SENG BANK.

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