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HE SAID EVEN IF THEY WERE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF
REGISTRATION,
A SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE DEVISED TO CONSTANTLY UPDATE THEM BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION'S HIGH MOBILITY.
HE ALSO SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD NEED TO CAREFULLY ASSESS THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPOSAL AND ITS COST-EFFECTIVENESS.
MR SZE ALSO SAID THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS TREND IN THE MOVEMENT OF REGISTERED ELECTORS FROM THE URBAN AREA TO THE NEW TERRITORIES, IN PARTICULAR TO THE NEW TOWNS IN SAT KUNG, SHA TIN, TUEN MUN AND TAI PO.
THERE WAS ALSO SONE THINNING OUT OF ELECTORS IN SUCH URBAN DISTRICTS AS WONG TAI SIN AND KWUN TONG WHERE MAJOR PUBLIC HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WERE TAKING PLACE.
SIMILAR SIGNS WERE ALSO EMERGING IN THE OLDER TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES LIKE YUEN LONG AND KWAI TSING.
HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE ELECTORS' RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES ACCURATE.
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HOWEVER, HE SAID NOT MANY REGISTERED VOTERS TAKE THE INITIATIVE INFORM THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE (REO) OF ANY CHANGES IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES.
HE SAID ACTIVE MEASURES WERE TAKEN BY THE REO TO KEEP TRACK OF THOSE ELECTORS WHO HAD CHANGED ADDRESSES AFTER THEIR REGISTRATION AS ELECTORS.
THESE MEASURES INCLUDED PUBLICITY, MATCHING WITH GOVERNMENT RECORDS, AND SOME NEW AND IMPROVEMENT MEASURES SUCH AS MATCHING WITH REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE RECORDS AND INCLUSION OF APPEAL LETTER AND A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS WHEN THEY MOVE TO THEIR NEW ACCOMMODATION.
HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION HAD NOT CONSIDERED PROVIDING ANY INCENTIVE" TO ENCOURAGE REGISTERED ELECTORS TO REPORT ADDRESS CHANGES.
"IT IS VERY MUCH THEIR RESPONSIBILITY
CHANGES, HE SAID.
THE
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SECRETARY SAID THE LEVELS OF EXPENDITURE IN VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS VARIED FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO TIE IN WITH THE ELECTION CYCLE.
GENERALLY, MORE RESOURCES WERE SPENT DURING AN ELECTION YEAR AND THE YEAR PRECEDING IT.
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