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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1988

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ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE POST OFFICE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON SATURDAY, JUNE 11 BIRTHDAY) AND NO DELIVERY ON MONDAY, JUNE 13.

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ONE JUNE 11, 42 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AM TO NOON. THEY INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN WING STREET, SHA TIN CENTRAL AND TAI PO POSTS OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JUNE 13.

DETAILS OF THE 42 POST OFFICES WHICH WILL BE OPEN ON CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OR FROM THE POSTAL BUREAU ON 5-231071.

JUNE 11 ENQUIRY

VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS DISTRIBUTED WITH WATER BILLS

COPIES OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORM WILL

BE SENT TO ABOUT 500,000 WATER ACCOUNT HOLDERS TOGETHER WITH THEIR WATER BILLS MONTH.

EXPLAINING THIS ARRANGMENT, THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, MR KWAN-TAT, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND PART OF EXERCISE AIMED AT PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL TO REGISTER.

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IT ALSO ENABLES THOSE REGISTERED ELECTORS WHO HAVE CHANGED RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES TO REPORT SUCH CHANGES, MR LAI SAID.

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"NEW APPLICANTS, WHEN ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION, WILL BE TO TAKE PART IN THE NEXT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS BE HELD IN MARCH 1989.

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"RESIDENTS UNDER THE ABOVE CATEGORIES ARE INVITED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE FORM BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30."

THE SAME ARRANGEMENT WAS MADE LAST

SUMMER WHEN OVER WERE SENT TO WATER ACCOUNT

800,000 HOLDERS,

COPIES OF REGISTRATION FORMS DRAWING A REASONABLE RESPONSE.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT RESIDENTS WHO WERE ALREADY REGISTERED ELECTORS NEED NOT RE-APPLY BUT SHOULD KEEP THE REGISTRATION OFFICER INFORMED OF ANY CHANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

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