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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1974.
HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTIONS FOR 21 COUNCILLORS
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THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL HOLD ITS REGIONAL ELECTIONS TO FILL 21 SEATS OF SPECIAL COUNCILLOR FOR THE 21ST TERM OF OFFICE ON THURSDAY (MAY 16).
THE KUK IS THE STATUTORY ADVISORY BODY TO THE GOVERNMENT ON ALL MATTERS AFFECTING THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE ELECTIONS, TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE, WILL
TAKE THE FORM OF SECRET BALLOT.
MR. IAN MACPHERSON, ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TER- RITORIES, WILL ACT AS THE RETURNING OFFICER.
THERE ARE SEVEN SEATS FOR EACH OF THE THREE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS IN TAI PO, INCLUDING SHA TIN, YUEN LONG INCLUDING TUEN MUN, AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WHICH COMPRISES SAI KUNG, ISLANDS AND TSUEN WAN.
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THIRTY-SIX CANDIDATES -- 11 FOR TAI PO, 13 FOR YUEN LONG AND 12 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT -- WILL COMPETE FOR THE SEATS.
THE ELECTORATE IS MADE UP OF 85 PEOPLE, COMPRISING THE CHAIR- MEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF ALL RURAL COMMITTEES AND 17 NEW TER- RITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
THREE SEPARATE ELECTIONS FOR EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT WILL BI HELD AS FROM 9 A.M. ON THURSDAY (MAY 16) AT THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS, NORTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY BUILDING, TAI PO RUM.
THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS-WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE RE- TURNING OFFICER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VOTES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND COUNTED.
ADMISSION TO THE ELECTION ROUM WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ELECTION OFFICIALS, CANDIDATES, ELECTORS AND THE PRESS.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE ELECTIONS.
THEY SHOULO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES TO ELECTION OFFICIALS (WITH PRESS CARDSFUR OTHER SIMILAR IDENTIFICATIONS) ON ARRIVAL AT THE ELECTION ROJM. THEY WILL THEN BE ISSUED WITH LAPEL BADGES, ENABLING, DIEN TO ENTER THE ELECTION ROOM.
PHOTOCRAP.125 ZID CAKERAMEN WILL NOT BE AD.JITTED DURING
THE PULLING AND THE COUNTING OF VOTES, BUT THERE WILL DE NO
OBJECTION TO PHOTOCZZPHS BEING TAKEN OUTSIDE THE ELECTION' ROOM WHEN THE PROCEEDINGS ARI OVER.
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