11.23 District Council Election
Let People Power be seen again!
Go and cast our VOTE!
"Universal
Suffrage is very important, let's vote in DC
election" leaflet DOWNLOAD
(chinese only,
please click to enlarge)
This new leaflet
discusses the relationship between DC election and the
fighting for universal suffrage. It also serves to encourage citizens
to cast their ballots in the DC elections.
Basic
information for District Council Election:
- Date and Time: 23rd
Nov (Sun) 7:30am - 10:30pm
- Venue: You can check the whereabout of the poll station you
should go to in the Poll Card sent to you by the government. Or
else you
may enquire in the Registration and Electoral Office (Tel: 2891 1001
Fax:
2827 4644 Email: reoenq@reo.gov.hk)
- DC elections homepage：http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/dc2003/
Other than
casting your ballot, you may also be an Observer and take note of the
proceeding of election.
Why observe?
- To ensure the election is fair and just
- To reflect any defective arrangements to Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC)
- Please send your observation notes to idatse@hkhrm.org.hk.
We will then follow your findings.
Details
of
District Council Election Observation
- Location of
polling station
- Time period of
observation
- Any facilities to enable the voting of people with special needs,
elderly and disabled for instances
- Number of
candidates and their names
- Characteristics
of the consistency, for examples
- Mainly public housing estates / HOS (home ownership
scheme) / private housing estates… …
- Population mainly consists of elderly / adults / adolescents
and children… …
- Newly developed community / old community / community
pending for renewal… …
- Other
- Overall election
atmosphere in the community, for examples:
- Are there any electioneering activities in the community?
- Promotional methods of candidates (distributing leaflets /
election broadcasting / home visits… …)
- Dynamics of candidates (supporters enter into argument /
candidates
carry out their own electioneering activities without interfering the
contestants… …)
- People’s reaction to candidates and their supporters (support /
insult / indifferent… …)
- Other
- Political
inclination and culture of residents (including voters
and non-voters)
- Characteristics
of voters, for example:
- Voters are
scattered / peak in specific period of time… …
- Voters go to
the polling station by his/her own / together with
families and friends / with children… …
- Voters go to
the polling station in a hurry / in a relaxing
mood… …
- Other
