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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1994

"THROUGH THE

ELECTED

LIFE

OR

THE GOVERNMENT,

COUNCILLORS,

** НЕ

OUR

SAID,

BOARD MEMBERS

EXPECTATIONS IN

ARE REFLECTED TO ECHOING THE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN "MAKE YOURSELF HEARD, REGISTER TO VOTE".

FOR QUALIFICATIONS

REGISTRATION,

"THOSE

HE SAID: ON THE REACHING THE AGE OF 18 ON JUNE 30 THIS YEAR OR OVER, AND ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR HAVE ORDINARILY LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR THE PRECEDING THE DATE OF APPLICATION ARE ELIGIBLE."

THERE ARE 3.9 MILLION ELIGIBLE VOTERS, OF WHICH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED.

SEVEN YEARS

1.94 MILLION

COMMISSION AND A WORKING GROUP ON PUBLICITY FORMED UNDER THE

TASKED TO FORMULATE THE CONVENED BY MR NORMAN LEUNG NAI-PANG IS

INTENSIVE PROGRAMMES PUBLICITY STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENT EXTENSIVE AND FOR THE TWO MILLION POTENTIAL VOTERS FROM APRIL 1 TO JULY 1.

ABOUT $6.6 MILLION WILL BE SPENT ON THESE PROGRAMMES.

PROGRAMMES PUBLICITY

ARE BEING

FOR ORGANISED "SPECIAL 200,000 ELIGIBLE VOTERS AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 21, WITH THE LOWERING

HE ADDED. THE VOTING AGE TO 18 FROM THIS FRIDAY (APRIL 1),

TI

OFFICE

REGISTERED ELECTORS WILL ALSO BE URGED TO REPORT PROMPTLY CHANGE OF HOME ADDRESS TO THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL THAT THEY MAY VOTE IN THE RIGHT CONSTITUENCY.

THE

OF

ANY 30

MAKE USE OF THE "AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL, THE CAMPAIGN WILL ELECTRONIC AND PRINTED MEDIA, LIGHT ELECTRONIC DISPLAY BOARDS, COUPLED WITH MTR, KCR,

TRAM AND BUS ADVERTISING TO DISSEMINATE REGISTRATION MESSAGE TO PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,

++

THE VOTER MR JUSTICE WOO

SAID.

RADIO NEWSPAPER AND

AMONG THE PUBLICITY ITEMS ARE A SERIES OF TELEVISION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PROGRAMMES, MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENTS, AS WELL AS SOUVENIRS.

"REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT OVER 1,500 AND APPEAL LETTERS SENT TO THE POTENTIAL ELECTORATE.

OUTLETS,

"VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES WILL ALSO BE LAUNCHED IN

AND INSTITUTIONS SCHOOLS, TERTIARY AND POST-SECONDARY

PLANS

TF

ARE

ALSO

ORGANISATIONS. AMBASSADOR SCHEME, HE ADDED.

PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

IN HAND

FOR

Α ́

BEING ORGANISED

VOTER

SECONDARY YOUTH

REGISTRATION

OFFICES

BY DISTRICT WINDOW DISPLAY. BUS

INCLUDE PUTTING UP OF POSTERS AND SIGNBOARDS, PARADES, CARNIVALS, VARIETY SHOWS, DISTRIBUTION OF SOUVENIRS, UP OF TEMPORARY REGISTRATION COUNTERS AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, VISITS BY TEMPORARY STAFF.

SETTING HOUSEHOLD

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