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LEGCO BY-ELECTION
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A LEGCO BY-ELECTION FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY WAS HELD TO-DAY (28 JULY) TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE CONVICTION (FOR BRIBERY OFFENCE) OF GILBERT LEUNG. MR. TSO SHIU-WAI WAS ELECTED WITH 17 VOTES, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 33 VALID VOTES CAST. (THERE ARE ALTOGETHER 35 REGISTERED ELECTORS: TWO DID NOT TURN UP.) THERE WERE THREE OTHER CANDIDATES, WHO SCORED SIX, FIVE AND FIVE VOTES RESPECTIVELY.
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MR. TSO IS 41 YEARS OLD AND IS A COMPANY DIRECTOR. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE PRO-CHINA LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATION AND IS ALSO CLOSELY AFFILIATED TO RURAL INTERESTS. HE HAS BEEN AN ELECTED TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER SINCE 1982, AND AN ELECTED REGIONAL COUNCILLOR SINCE 1991. THIS IS HIS THIRD ATTEMPT AT A LEGCO SEAT: THE TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS WERE IN 1985 (ELECTORAL COLLEGE) AND 1991 (N/T/ WEST GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY).
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THERE HAS (AS YET BEEN NO/NO COMPLAINT OF CORRUPT OR ILLEGAL PRACTICES RECEIVED IN RESPECT OF THIS ELECTION.
GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ON-PASS THE RESULTS TO THE GOVERNOR.
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