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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1992

THE SECRETARY ALSO SAID THE THREE PRONGED APPROACH ADOPTED FOR PREVIOUS REGISTRATION EXERCISES, THAT IS, HOME VISITS, PUBLICITY AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTRATION FORMS, HAD PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING THE REGISTRATION RATE.

AS AT 1992, 52.5% OF ELIGIBLE ELECTORS

HAS BEEN REGISTERED,

WHICH COMPARES FAVOURABLY WITH A RATE OF 43.9% IN 1989.

AMONG THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, "HOME VISITS" HAS PROVED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE.

OVER 60% OF ALL COMPLETKÐ REGISTRATION FORMS RECEIVED BY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE WERE COLLECTED THROUGH THIS CHANNEL, MR SZE SAID.

ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTRATION FORMS, HE SAID THE PRESENT NETWORK WAS ALREADY VERY EXTENSIVE.

THE

ADMINISTRATION HAS FURTHER WIDENED THE NETWORK BY DISTRIBUTING REGISTRATION FORMS WITH- NOTICES OF INTERIM VALUATION SENT BY THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT TO NEWLY OCCUPIED PRIVATE ACCOMMOINATION.

MORE, THE VOTER REGISTER IS REGULARLY CROSS CHECKED WITH THE RECORDS OF VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCE HOLDERS KEPT BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE SENT TO LICENCE HOLDERS WHO ARE NOT ALREADY ON THE VOTER REGISTER.

MR SZE SAID THE VOTER TURNOUT RATE IN ANY PARTICULAR ELECTION IS DEPENDENT ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES, THE COMPETITIVENESS AMONG THEM, THE ADEQUACY OF POLLING FACILITIES, AND SO ON.

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THE GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION то SCHOOLS PROMULGATED IN 1986, MR SZE SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD ISSUE TO TEACHERS EARLY NEXT YEAR AN "ACTION PLAN FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS' ΤΟ HELP THEM DESIGN A BETTER CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF THEIR OWN SCHOOLS.

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1 A IN ADDITION, A RESEARCH PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CIVIC EDUCATION „PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING CIVIC AWARENESS OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY AND

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

QUESTIONNAIRES, SURVEYS AND CASE STUDIES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT

IN 40 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND 80 PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

TO THE

THE FINDINGS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OP NEXT YEAR, WILL FORM THK BASTS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMME FOR CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO LAUNCHES PROMOTION AND ACTIVITIES ON A REGULAR BARIS TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

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