Australian Federal Election 2007
2007年度澳大利亚联邦选举
Fellow Australians,
As you may be aware, an Australian federal election is to be held on Saturday, 24 November 2007. The Consulate-General will again be providing polling services to citizens in our region.
Voting in Guangzhou will take place at 6th floor of the Development Center, 3 Linjiang Da Dao, Zhujiang New City (the same building as where the Australian Consulate-General is located). Note however that voting services will be located on the 6th floor of the Development Centre (not at the 12th floor Chancery).
Pre-polling services will be available from 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday from 12 November 2007 until Election Day. Pre-polling services will not be available on the weekend of 17-18 November 2007.
Polling services on Election Day, Saturday, 24 November 2007 will be open from 8:30am to 5.00pm.
All voters must present photo ID, preferably their Australian passport, before entering the voting premises.
If you have any enquires please telephone the Consulate on (020) 3814 0111 or fax (020) 3814 0112.
Please note that voting is compulsory in federal elections for Australian citizens resident in Australia. However, if you are outside Australia on Election Day, you will not be fined should you fail to vote as long as you have notified the AEC. For further information, please contact the Australian Electoral Commission via their website www.aec.gov.au , email [email protected] or phone +61 2 6271 4411.
I would be grateful if you could forward this message on to or bring it to the attention of other Australians you know who might not have registered with the Consulate-General to let them know about this service and have the opportunity to cast their vote.
I would also ask for your help to encourage all Australian citizens you know to register with the Consulate-General.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has an on-line registration system in place that allows you to register your presence in China. You can change your details at any time, and can de-register once you have left the country. The Consulate-General encourages all Australian citizens to make full use of this facility. The website address for registrations is www.orao.dfat.gov.au . This website can also be accessed through the Services to Australians Overseas page of the Consulate-General's website (www.guangzhou.china.embassy.gov.au/gzho/consular.html ), which also contains travel advice specific to China, as well as other useful information about living and working overseas.
The information you provide when registering is fully protected for your privacy, and cannot be used for any other purpose than to provide consular assistance and services to you. This information is very important in enabling the Consulate-General to contact you in case of an emergency. We therefore encourage you to include an e-mail address in your registration, as well as a mobile phone number for SMS contact, should that be necessary.
As well as facilitating contact in an emergency, registration will also allow you to receive periodic consular bulletins by e-mail from the Consulate-General. These address isses such as voting arrangements for elections, changes to passport arrangements, as well as important information on health-related matters.
It is in the interests of all Australian citizens to be registered with the Consulate-General.
Yours sincerely
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各位澳大利亚公民：
澳大利亚联邦选举将会在2007年11月24日星期六举行。 总领事馆会如常为辖区内的公民提供投票服务。
投票将在广州珠江新城临江大道3号发展中心6楼举行，也即是澳大利亚总领事馆所在的大楼。 但请注意，投票服务安排在6楼，而不是总领事馆所在的12楼。
从2007年11月12日至23日，总领事馆会提供预投票服务。时间为星期一至星期五的早上八点三十分至下午五点。2007年11月17日和18日将不会提供预投票服务。
选举日2007年11月24日星期六当天的投票服务提供在早上八点三十分至下午五点。
所有选民在进入投票地点前都要提供带照片的身份证明，建议是澳大利亚护照。
如有任何疑问，请致电总领事馆，电话是020 3814 0111 ， 或传真020 3814 0112。
请注意，澳大利亚境内的公民有义务参加联邦选举。 不过，如果你在选举日当天在澳大利亚境外，只要你已经通知了澳大利亚选举委员会，您将不会被罚款。 详情请浏览选举委员会的网站www.aec.gov.au 或发邮件给 [email protected] 你也可以致电 +61 2 6271 4411。
如果您认识其他澳大利亚公民因为没有在总领事馆登记资料而没有收到我们的通知， 请您转告他们关于投票服务的信息，谢谢。
同时请您帮助建议其他澳大利亚公民向总领事馆登记他们的资料。
澳大利亚外交贸易部(DFAT)向澳大利亚公民提供了一个在网上登记中国居留情况的系统。您可以在任何时候更改您的登记资料，也可以在离开中国后取消该登记。澳大利亚总领事馆鼓励公民充分利用这个系统。登记的网址是：www.orao.dfat.gov.au 。您也可以通过总领事馆的网站www.guangzhou.china.embassy.gov.au/gzho/consular.html 的海外公民服务网页连接到该系统。除此之外，该网站上还包括了中国的旅游建议，以及其他关于海外生活和工作的有用信息。
您所提供的信息都将被保密。除了向您提供领事援助和服务之外，这些信息不会被用作任何其他的目的。这些信息将非常有助于外交贸易部在紧急情况下与您联络。我们建议您在登记时注明您的电子邮箱地址，如果您能同时提供您的手机号码，我们将在必要的时候通过短讯与您联络。
除了在紧急状况下的联络外，您还会定期收到总领事馆发出的领事公告。公告内容包括选举投票安排，护照办理更改通知，以及健康卫生相关事宜等。
向总领事馆登记的目的是为了保障澳大利亚公民的利益。
Yours sincerely
Sean Kelly (柯胜利)
Consul General (总领事)