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SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1985

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STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR LEGCO POLLS

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THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, IS MAKING A PERSONAL APPEAL TO MEMBERS OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES TO MAKE USE OF THE LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD IF THEY HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED FOR THE COMING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY AS THE LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD WILL NOT END UNTIL JULY 1, + MR TSAO WROTE IN A LETTER WHICH IS BEING SENT TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY. TEACHERS, OTHER THAN THOSE IN THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, WILL RECEIVE THE LETTERS THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS,

MR TSAO STRESSED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THOSE ELECTED WERE CHOSEN FROM A WIDE BASE, THUS INDICATING THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE FROM THE TRADE OR PROFESSION WHICH THEY REPRESENT.

+SUCH A WIDE BASE CANNOT, HOWEVER, MATERIALIZE UNLESS THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THIS RATHER EXCLUSIVE EXERCISE SIGN UP AS ELECTORS AND LATER VOTE IN THE ELECTION, HE SAID.

DURING THE LAST REGISTRATION PERIOD FROM APRIL 15 TO MAY A TOTAL OF 3 629 ORGANISATIONS AND 30 886 INDIVIDUALS APPLIED TO REGISTER.

TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THIS LAST OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH RADIO, TELEVISION AND NEWSPAPERS BEFORE AND DURING THE THE LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD FROM JUNE 21 TO JULY 1.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT TEL: 5-8917247.

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VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS BY POST URGED ****

RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARE BEING URGED TO MAKE FULL USE OF POSTAGE-FREE POSTGRAMMES TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON VARIOUS ISSUES TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD.

THE POSTGRAMMES, PRINTED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, ARE OBTAINABLE AT MORE THAN 50 DISTRIBUTION POINTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

/+THE SERVICE,

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