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Hong Kong Commissioner, Sir David Ford, who will formally open the Hong Kong in Hyde Park festival on Saturday (September 16), said: "This weekend in Hyde Park we bring together elements of the traditional and modern to present the success and vitality of Hong Kong. I hope every one who visits Hyde Park will have a really enjoyable time and take away with them some of the excitement and vibrancy of Hong Kong."
End/Wednesday, September 13, 1995
Secrecy of ballot stressed
In response to press enquiries, a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said today (Wednesday) every measure would be taken to ensure the secrecy of vote in the coming Legislative Council elections.
He was referring to concerns that the votes cast at polling stations with a small number of functional constituency voters might be identified.
"Before the votes are counted, ballot papers from not less than two polling stations will first be mixed.
"In this way no one can tell which ballot papers are cast at which polling stations," the spokesman said.
As a further measure to safeguard the secrecy of vote, ballot papers marked by voters in polling stations with less than five electors registered in any constituency would be sealed by a red waiver.
They would remain sealed until after the ballot papers from not less than two polling stations were mixed, he said.
End/Wednesday, September 13, 1995
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