Singapore Government Press Release

Media Division, Ministry of Information & The Arts, #36-00, PSA Building, 460 Alexandra Road, Singapore 119963, Tel: 3757794/5

GENERAL ELECTION

COUNTING OF BALLOT PAPERS AT THE COUNTING CENTRES

The counting of ballot papers will take place at 42 Counting Centres. Of these, seven are Principal Counting Centres, also known as Announcement Centres, where announcement of poll results will take place. The grouping of the 15 contested electoral divisions under the seven Announcement Centres is attached (Annex).

2 Counting will begin as soon as the ballot boxes from each of the 192 Polling Stations have been received by the Returning Officer after the close of the poll at 8 pm on Thursday, 2 Jan 97.

3 A candidate may appoint counting agents to witness the counting of ballot papers. Admission to the Counting Room will be by special passes issued by the Returning Officer.

RETURNING OFFICER

SINGAPORE

27 DEC 96 TIME ISSUED: 6.30 PM

Annex

GENERAL ELECTION

           ANNOUNCEMENT                          ELECTORAL              
              CENTRES                            DIVISIONS              

                                                                        

            ITE BISHAN                           CHENG SAN              
         Bishan Street 14                                               
         Singapore 579781                                               

                                                                        

                                                                        

          JIN TAI SEC SCH                       AYER RAJAH              
          West Coast Road                       WEST COAST              
         Singapore 127368                                               

                                                                        

                                                                        

            JURONG J C                         BUKIT GOMBAK             
         Corporation Road                        BOON LAY               
         Singapore 649809                      CHUA CHU KANG            
                                                 HONG KAH               

                                                                        

                                                                        

         NGEE ANN SEC SCH                         HOUGANG               
        Tampines Street 32                       PASIR RIS              
         Singapore 529283                                               

                                                                        

                                                                        

             SINGAPORE                           ALJUNIED               
          CONFERENCE HALL                       MACPHERSON              
            Shenton Way                                                 
         Singapore 068810                                               

                                                                        

                                                                        

          VICTORIA SCHOOL                       JALAN BESAR             
        Geylang Bahru Lane                     KAMPONG GLAM             
         Singapore 339626                                               

                                                                        

                                                                        

          YISHUN SEC SCH                     NEE SOON CENTRAL           
         Yishun Street 71                      POTONG PASIR             
         Singapore 768516