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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1985

THIS REPRESENTED A NET INCREASE OF 18 226 ELECTORS IN THE OVERALL ELECTORAL ROLL FIGURE AS 20 104 ENTRIES WERE DELETED DUE TO DEATHS, EMIGRATION AND FAILURE TO CONTACT ELECTORS DURING THE PAST YEAR, MAKING A GRAND TOTAL OF 1 439 617 ELECTORS ON THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER.

A REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION SPOKESMAN SAID: +DELETIONS WERE MADE IN RESPECT OF 8 547 DEATHS, 3 072 CASES OF EMIGRATION AND 8 485 CASES WHERE THE DIVISION HAD BEEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE ELECTORS.+

THE BIGGEST INCREASE IN NEW ELECTORS WAS RECORDED IN KWUN TONG WHERE 7 820 PEOPLE WERE REGISTERED, FOLLOWED BY SHA TIN WITH 5 147 AND 4 035 IN TUEN MUN,

+HOWEVER THE LARGEST INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE TERMS WAS RECORDED IN THREE NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES: 9.18 PER CENT IN TAI PO- 8.34 PER CENT IN SHA TIN AND 5.59 PER CENT IN TUEN MUN,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 8) TO NOVEMBER 20 AT DISTRICT OFFICES AND RED.

+DURING THIS PERIOD, ELIGIBLE PERSONS WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER AS VOTERS. APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES OR LODGED IN PERSON WITH THE REGISTRATION OFFICER.+

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE RED UP TO NOVEMBER 25, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A FINAL REGISTER OF ALL ELECTORS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 3.

FOR ANY CHANGE OF REGISTERED PARTICULARS, HE SAID NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE MADE BY DECEMBER 10 AND CORRECTIONS WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE FINAL REGISTER.

+FOR CHANGES REPORTED AFTER DECEMBER 10, AMENDMENTS WILL THEN BE MADE IN THE NEXT PROVISIONAL REGISTER LATER NEXT YEAR AND THE ELECTORS CAN ONLY VOTE IN THE ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED CONSTITUENCY IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.

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