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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1273
HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY
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ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICES CF CHAIRMAN AND TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE 23RD TERM OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL BE HELD AT THE KUK'S CFFICE IN CUMBERLAND ROAD, KOLLCON ON THURSDAY (MAY 25) AFTERNOON.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, ..ILL BE THE RETURNING OFFICER.
KUK.
CANDIDATES WILL BE 58 MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
THE ELECTORATE CONSISTS OF THE 111 COUNCILLORS WHO CONSTITUTE THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE KUK. THEY COMPRISE SPECIAL COUNCILLORS RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN AND NEW TERRITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
STARTING AT 2.30 P.K.,
THREE SEPARATE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD TO FILL THE OFFICES OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN.
THE FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN WILL BE ELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THE SAME ELECTORAL DISTRICT AS THE NEWLY-ELECTED CHAIRMAN. THE SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN LILL BE ELECTED BY MEMBERS HC DC HOT BELCHS TO THE SAME ELECTORAL DISTRICTS AS THE NEWLY-ELECTED CHAIRMAN AND FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN.
ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE,
IN THE MORNING, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ELECTION TO FILL 15 ORDINARY MEMBER SEATS OF THE KUK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS ELECTION WILL START AT 10.30 A.M.
ADMISSION TO THE ELECTIONS WILL BE LIITED TO COUNCILLORS, ELECTION OFFICIALS, STAFF OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND PRESS REPRESENT- ATIVES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTICES ON THURSDAY (MAY 25). R. PETER CHOI CF THE EL TERRITORIES ANINISTRATION WILL BE AT THE OFFICE OF THE HEUNG YEE NU TO ASSIST PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.
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