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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1994

RS URGES STUDENTS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MISS CHRISTINE TODAY (TUESDAY) APPEALED TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF 18 TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.

CHOW,

SPEAKING TO NEW TERRITORIES SECONDARY STUDENTS AT AN AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MISS CHOW ALSO URGED THEM TO ENCOURAGE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ADD THEIR NAMES TO THE ELECTORAL ROLL.

SHE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE COULD SHOW MORE CONCERN TO SOCIETY AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

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IT TAKES ONLY A FEW MINUTES FOR THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO FILL THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND BECOME VOTERS, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DAVID BROWNING, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT A VOTER REGISTRATION PROMOTION ACTIVITY IN TAI WAI, MR BROWNING SAID THE FORM WAS EASY TO COMPLETE AND ONLY SIMPLE PARTICULARS WOULD BE REQUIRED.

THIS WOULD BE EVEN EASIER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, ADDED.

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BROWNING SAID HE WAS GLAD TO NOTE THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY COMMUNITY ORGANISERS IN HIS DISTRICT HAD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED

120 TO 200.

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"I HOPE THE NEW FORCE WILL HELP ENHANCE THE PRESENT PUBLICITY DRIVE ON VOTER REGISTRATION," HE SAID.

THEY WILL BE DEPLOYED TO VARIOUS STRATEGIC LOCATIONS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING RAILWAY STATIONS, SHOPPING ARCADES AND BUS TERMINUS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST PASSERS-BY TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.

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