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TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1985

+ IF AN ELECTOR INADVERTENTLY SPOILS A BALLOT PAPER. HE MUST REPORT TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER WHO WILL ARRANGE TO GIVE HIM A FRESH BALLOT PAPER, HE SAID.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF A POLLING STATION WILL ASSIST ELECTORS WHO ARE ILLITERATE, BLIND OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, AND ALL PRESIDING OFFICERS ARE BOUND BY OATH TO MAINTAIN SECRECY OF THE VOTING.

VOTING IS BY SECRET BALLOT, AND BY LAW, ELECTORS SHOULD NOT TELL ANYONE FOR WHOM THEY HAVE VOTED.

+ELECTORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK TO ANYONE INSIDE THE POLLING STATION EXCEPT THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND HIS STAFF, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ELECTORS OBSERVE THESE RULES, BECAUSE BY LAW, THEY MAY BE ARRESTED FOR BREACH OF THE RULES, HE WARNED.

TV, RADIO BOOST FOR ELECTIONS ****

TELEVISION AND RADIO PERSONALITIES WILL BE APPEARING AT MAJOR TRANSPORT TERMINUSES IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

THEY WILL BE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB IN DISTRIBUTING ELECTION HAND-BILLS TO THE PUBLIC DURING LUNCH HOURS, URGING THEM TO VOTE ON MARCH 7.

SIX DISC-JOCKEYS FROM RTHK AND A DOZEN ARTISTES FROM ATV WILL MAN THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE IN KOWLOON AND HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

PROMOTION EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH THE APPEARANCE OF TVB ARTISTES AT THE MTR CENTRAL STATION AND COMMERCIAL RADIO DISC-JOCKEYS AT THE MTR MONGKOK STATION.

BROADCASTING VANS WILL BE TOURING VARIOUS DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT

THE TERRITORY TO DISSEMINATE ELECTION MESSAGES.

TWO HEL FUM-INFLATED BALLOONS CARRYING ELECTION BANNERS WILL BE FLOWN OVER THE STATUE SQUARE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY GARDENS IN KOWLOON TO ADD TO THE ELECTION ATMOSPHERE.

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