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POLL CARDS FOR BY-ELECTION ISSUED

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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1992

ELECTORS OF THE PAK TIN CONSTITUENCY WILL RECEIVE THEIR POLL CARDS THIS WEEK FOR THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD BY-ELECTION ON MAY 24.

THE REGISTRATION OFFICER OF THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, MR LAI KWAN-TAT, SAID TODAY {THURSDAY} THE CARDS HAD BEEN SENT OUT TO 12,521 VOTERS IN THE CONSTITUENCY EARLY THIS WEEK.

"ELECTORS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A VOTING GUIDE AND AN INTRODUCTORY LEAFLET ON CANDIDATES," HE SAID.

THE BY-ELECTION, WHICH FALLS ON A SUNDAY, WILL BE HELD FROM 7.30 AM TO 10.30 PM.

THE TWO POLLING STATIONS WILL BE LOCATED AT THE PAK TIN ESTATE. COMMUNITY HALL AND HU KUANG CHAK ON KINDERGARTEN AT WAH CHAK HOUSE, CHAK ON ESTATE.

MR LAI ADVISED FLECTORS TO BRING ALONG THEIR POLL CARDS WHEN THEY GO TO THE BOOTHS.

HOWEVER, HE SAID ELECTORS MIGHT STILL BE ABLE TO VOTE WITHOUT THEIR POLL CARDS AS LONG AS THEY GO ΤΟ THE DESIGNATED POLLING STATION.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE TO THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE ON TEL 827 1122.

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158 RETURN TO VIETNAM

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A GROUP OF 158 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (THURSDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 63 MEN, 42 WOMEN, 30 BOYS AND 23 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 102ND BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 3, 862 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 17,841 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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