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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1992

HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO GRANT ANY FURTHER EXTENSIONS AS THE SITE WAS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A WORKS AREA THIS SUMMER.

TURNING TO THE LAST MEETING WITH THE HAWKERS, HE SAID THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN INFORMED THAT AN EX-GRATIA PAYMENT OF $7,500 WOULD BE OFFERED TO ALL LICENSED ITINERANT HAWKERS IF THEY SURRENDERED THEIR PERMITS.

HE SAID THEY COULD ALSO CHOOSE TO CONTINUE THEIR BUSINESS IN MINI-STALLS IN THE URBAN COUNCIL MARKETS OR ON-STREET FIXED-PITCH STALLS UNDER THE PREFERENTIAL CONDITIONS OFFERED IN THE ITINERANT HAWKER LICENCE REDUCTION SCHEME.

HE STRESSED THAT THE URBAN COUNCIL WOULD NOT MAKE ANY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE UNLICENSED HAWKERS AT THE "NIGHTCLUB" BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIRNESS FOR ALL HAWKERS IN THE TERRITORY.

VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN TO START TOMORROW

THE ANNUAL VOTER REGISTRATION

(WEDNESDAY) AND LAST UNTIL JULY 1.

CAMPAIGN WILL START TOMORROW

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, MR LAI KWAN-TAT, SAID OUT OF THE 3.7 MILLION ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE, 1.9 MILLION WERE ALREADY ON THE ROLL.

MR LAI URGED THE REMAINING 1.8 MILLION TO SIGN UP AS ELECTORS.

"ONCE REGISTERED, AN ELECTOR WILL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN ALL THE GEOGRAPHICALLY-BASED ELECTIONS, MR LAI SAID.

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GENERALLY, PERSONS AGED 21 OR ABOVE, WHO ARE HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR HAVE ORDINARILY RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR A CONSECUTIVE PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS, ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.

REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OVER 1,400 DISTRIBUTION POINTS AT GOVERNMENT OFFICES, DISTRICT OFFICES, HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, POST OFFICES AND BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG BANK, HANG SENG BANK, CHARTERED BANK AND BANK OF CHINA GROUP.

REQUESTS FOR THE FORMS CAN ALSO BE MADE THROUGH THE REGISTRATION HOTLINE 827 1122.

/MR LAI