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MONDAY, JULY 1, 1991

1991 VOTER REGISTRATION CLOSES

AT THE CLOSE OF THE FINAL DAY OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR THE 1991 ELECTIONS TODAY (MONDAY), THE REGISTRATION ELECTORAL OFFICE RELEASED THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FIGURES:

AND

PERTON

GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY

UP TO MAY 6 *

19,800

BETWEEN MAY 7 **

AND JULY 1

82,273

FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY

5,333

8,949

**

APPLICATIONS ALREADY ACCOUNTED REGISTER PUBLISHED ON JUNE 21

FOR

IN THE PROVISIONAL

APPLICATIONS FOR INCORPORATION IN THE FINAL REGISTER ΤΟ BE PUBLISHED ON JULY 26

IN THE LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD, 82,273 GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE

ON THE BASIS THAT THERE WILL BE A NET INTAKE OF 60% WHILE THE OTHER APPLICATIONS BEING DUPLICATIONS OR CHANGES OF PARTICULARS, THE FINAL REGISTRATION FIGURE MAY REACH 1,870,000, REPRESENTING A SLIGHT INCREASE OF 15,000 OVER THE 1990 REGISTERED ELECTORATE AND A RETURN TO THE REGISTRATION RATE OF 50%.

LEGCO

A TOTAL OF 8,949 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE ELECTORAL HOLL FOR PUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES DURING THE LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD. AFTER TAKING OUT LIKELY DUPLICATIONS, THE OVERALL REGISTRATION RATE FOR THE PUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES MAY REACH 65%.

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, MR K.T. LAI, SAID A HEALTHY RESPONSE WAS REGISTERED FOR THE SEVEN NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES DURING THE LATE REGISTRATION PERIOD.

POTENTIAL

ELECTORATF

TOTAL APPLICATIONS

RECEIVED

FINANCIAL SERVICES

1,200

740

TOURISM

1,204

951

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

579

391

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