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MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER 16, 1985

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LEGCO VOTERS TO GET EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS IN CONTESTED CONSTITUENCIES WILL SOON RECEIVE A LEAFLET FROM THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION WHICH EXPLAINS THE VOTING SYSTEM AND OTHER BASIC INFORMATION TO HELP THEM TO VOTE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THEY WILL RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, URGING THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC DUTY AND REMINDING THEM THAT HONG KONG NEEDED THE IR VOTE.

ELECTORS IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN EXPLANATORY LEAFLET WHICH SETS OUT THE CORRECT WAY TO MARK BALLOT PAPER IN THE PREFERENTIAL VOTING SYSTEM.

TO ALL ELECTORS, WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CONSTITUENCY IS CONTESTED, THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION IS ALSO SENDING OUT A NOTE ON THE BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND ELECTION PLATFORM OF THE CANDIDATES IN THE CONSTITUENCY, PROVIDED BY THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DIVISION EXPLAINED THAT SOME 43 500 PACKETS OF THE INFORMATION NOTES ARE BEING SENT OUT TODAY AND WITH THE PACKET, ELECTORS SHOULD HAVE BASIC INFORMATION ON THE CANDIDATES AND ON THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A PREFERENCE FOR THEM ON THE BALLOT PAPER.

+THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE ELECTORS TO GO TO THE POLLING STATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 26 AND TO CAST THEIR VOTES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED THAT ELECTORS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED BY NOW A POLL CARD INFORMING THEM OF THE ADDRESS OF THE DESIGNATED STATION, AS WELL AS THE DATE AND TIME OF THE ELECTION, IF THEY HAVE ANY ENQUIRY, THEY SHOULD TELEPHONE THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT 5-270369 OR 5-270380.

HONG KONG DISPLAY MOVES TO SCOTLAND

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+HONG KONG - INTO THE FUTURE - AN EYE-CATCHING AND INFORMATIVE GRAPHICS DISPLAY - WILL BE MOUNTED AT EDINBURGH AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 18 BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT IS BEING MOUNTED OUTSIDE

LONDON FOLLOWING ITS LAUNCH AT THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS

IN APRIL AND AFTER BEING HELD IN SEVERAL VENUES IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL.

/THE DISPLAY