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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 17.

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REGISTERED ELECTORS TO GET POLL CARDS

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REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE COMING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL SOON RECEIVE THE IR POLL CARDS WHICH WILL TELL THEM WHERE AND WHEN THEY WILL CAST THEIR VOTES.

THE POLL CARDS ARE BEING SENT TODAY TO SOME 43 500 INDIVIDUAL ELECTORS AND AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES OF NON-INDIVIDUAL ELECTORS IN CONTESTED CONSTITUENCIES.

THEY CONTAIN THE NAME OF THE CONSTITUENCY, THE DATE OF THE ELECTION, THE HOURS OF THE POLL AND THE ADDRESS OF THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION POINTED OUT THAT A POLL CARD WAS NOT A DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY, BUT IF IT WAS PRODUCED AT THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATION IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP AVOID DELAY IN THE ELECTION PROCESS.

+AN ELECTOR WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE AS LONG AS HE ATTENDS AT THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATION WITHIN THE SPECIFIED HOURS OF THE POLL AND PRODUCES HIS HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD FOR INSPECTION.

+AN AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE OF A NON-INDIVIDUAL ELECTOR WHO IS NOT A HONG KONG RESIDENT WILL HAVE TO PRODUCE HIS PASSPORT FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSE, HE SAID.

POLL CARDS WOULD NOT BE ISSUED TO THE 3 600 ELECTORS IN THE UNCONTESTED CONSTITUENCIES, WHICH ARE THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY, AND THE COMMERCIAL 11, INDUSTRIAL I, FINANCIAL, AND LABOUR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.

SHOULD ANY ELECTOR IN A CONTESTED CONSTITUENCY FAIL TO RECEIVE A POLL CARD BY SEPTEMBER 16 OR WISH TO MAKE ANY ENQUIRY, HE SHOULD CONTACT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT 5-270380 OR 5-270369.

IT IS INTENDED TO ISSUE TO ALL REGISTERED ELECTORS AND THE IR AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES GUIDANCE ON HOW TO MARK A BALLOT PAPER NEARER THE TIME OF ELECTION, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.