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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1991

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VOTER REGISTRATION STARTS TOMORROW

FOR THE

VOTER REGISTRATION

SEPTEMBER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS COVERING BOTH FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES (INDIRECT ELECTIONS) AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES (DIRECT ELECTIONS) COMMENCES (TUESDAY) AND WILL LAST UNTIL JULY 1.

ROLL

FOR

TOMORROW

DISTRICT

THE ELECTORAL

COUNCIL DIRECT LEGISLATIVE THE ELECTIONS IS THE SAME AS THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE BOARD AND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

IDENTITY CARD, KONG PERMANENT KONG FOR THE PAST

IT IS OPEN TO ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS A HONG KONG IS A HONG IS 21 YEARS OLD BY JUNE 30 THIS YEAR AND RESIDENT OR HAS BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG SEVEN YEARS.

ALREADY ON THE HOWEVER REPORT ADDRESSES," OFFICE SAID

"FOR THE SEPTEMBER DIRECT ELECTIONS, ELECTORS GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL NEED NOT RE-APPLY, THEY SHOULD

IF THEY PROMPTLY

HAVE CHANGED

RESIDENTIAL THEIR AND FOR THE REGISTRATION SPOKESMAN (MONDAY).

ELECTORAL

"THE PRESENT EXERCISE DOES NOT AFFECT VOTING AT COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MAY.

A TODAY

THE MUNICIPAL

"ONLY THOSE WHO ARE

ALREADY REGISTERED AS

ELECTORS COMING URBAN

IN THE COUNCIL

CURRENT GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL CAN VOTE IN THE AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS," HE ADDED.

ARE

ELECTIONS COPIES OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE DIRECT

HOUSING POST OFFICES, AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES,

AND BRANCHES OF THE AUTHORITY ESTATE OFFICES, IMMIGRATION OFFICES

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK AND HONGKONG BANK, THE HANG SENG BANK, THE THE BANK OF CHINA GROUP.

FUNCTIONAL SPECIFIED REPRESENTATIVE

THE ELECTORAL FRANCHISE FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ON MEMBERSHIP OF CONSTITUENCIES IS BASED ORGANISATIONS AND PROFESSIONS.

IT IS HOWEVER STILL A REQUIREMENT FOR

AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL

ON

TO BE ALREADY REGISTERED OR TO HAVE SOUGHT OR TO SEEK REGISTRATION THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL AT THE TIME HE APPLIES FOR REGISTRATION ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.

AS AN ELECTOR "AN ELIGIBLE PERSON MAY APPLY FOR REGISTRATION

ELECTIONS AT THE FOR BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY SAME TIME BY USING ONE REGISTRATION FORM ONLY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

REGISTRATION

FORMS FOR

THE INDIRECT

(FUNCTIONAL

TOGETHER WITH AND ALSO

ELECTIONS CONSTITUENCIES) WILL BE ISSUED TO PROSPECTIVE ELECTORS AN INVITATION AND AN EXPLANATORY LEAFLET BY DIRECT MAILING, THROUGH DISTRIBUTION BY THE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES.

THESE FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE.

AT DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE

ALL ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE REGISTRATION AND OFFICE ON TEL. 827 1122.

RLECTORAL

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