TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1990
10
REGISTRATION FORMS FOR OVERSEAS UK ELECTORS AVAILABLE
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OVERSEAS FORMS AND EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS FOR REGISTRATION AS AN ELECTOR IN THE UK PARLIAMENTARY AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
OBTAINED MAY BE
FROM THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
"BRITISH CITIZENS LIVING IN HONG KONG MAY CONTACT THE SECOND FLOOR, 7 INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AT GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI BY WRITING OR IN PERSON TO OBTAIN THE AND EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS," HE SAID.
FORMS
UNDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT OF
1989, IMPORTANT THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN WHO CAN VOTE IN
UK PARLIAMENTARY AND RIGHT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR THE
ABROAD HAS TO VOTE FOR PEOPLE LIVING
BEEN EXTENDED FROM FIVE TO
20 YEARS.
THIS MEANS THAT IF A BRITISH CITIZEN LEFT THE UK AS LONG AGO AS ΤΟ DECLARE OCTOBER 1970, HE CAN STILL VOTE. HE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED
WILL BE CAST IN THE AN INTENTION TO RETURN TO THE UK AND THE VOTE
LEAVING CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH HE OR HIS FAMILY WERE REGISTERED BEFORE THE UK.
BEFORE PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE UK
THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH TO BE INCLUDED ON THE ELECTORAL REGISTER MAY REGISTER AS OVERSEAS ELECTORS.
AN
"IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, POTENTIAL ELECTORS WILL HAVE TO FILL
FORM APPLICATION
AND RETURN IT DIRECT ΤΟ
ELECTORAL THEIR YEAR (SEPTEMBER 15 IF REGISTRATION OFFICE BY OCTOBER 1O THIS
THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY RESIDENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND)," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN
מזין
HE ALSO APPEALED
BRITISH CITIZENS FOR ASSISTANCE IN INFORMING ANYONE THEY KNOW LIVING ABROAD ABOUT THIS.
ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS
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WERE
LAST ISSUED
WEEKEND DURING
A
A TOTAL OF 30 SUMMONSES TERRITORY-WIDE BLITZ ON THE ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS.
OR HOURS,
CITY,
יז
A KONG
"BILLS AND POSTERS ARE OFTEN DISPLAYED ILLEGALLY AT PRIVATE
AND PUBLIC
OVER
HOLIDAYS
AFTER OFFICE WEEKENDS, PLACES
OVERALL TIDINESS AND AFFECTING THE
CLEANLINESS OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
MOUNTED BY
TO COMBAT THE SITUATION, BLITZ OPERATIONS ARE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE
/"WE HOPE
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