THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1978
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NEW HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMEN ELECTED
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR. STEPHEN WONG YUEN-CHEUNG, WAS TODAY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE 23RD TERM OF THE HEUNG YEE KÜK AT AN ELECTION HELD AT THE KUK'S OFFICE IN CUMBERLAND ROAD, KOWLOON TONG.
HE REPLACES MR. CHAN YAT-SAN, THE KUK'S CHAIRMAN FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WHO DID NOT STAND FOR RE-ELECTION THIS TERM.
MR. WONG WAS ELECTED BY 64 VOTES TO 46 OVER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR. LAU WONG-FAT.
THE ELECTORATE CONSISTED OF 111 COUNCILLORS WHO COMPRISED THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE KUK.
IN ELECTIONS FOR THE POSITIONS OF VICE CHAIRMEN, MR. LAU WONG-FAT WAS ELECTED UNOPPOSED AS FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN AND MR. PETER YEUNG WAS ELECTED BY 61 VOTES TO 49 VOTES POLLED BY THE FORMER VICE-CHAIRMAN MR. TSANG LIN TO FILL THE SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN'S POST.
EARLIER IN THE MORNING, 15 ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE KUK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE CHOSEN FROM AMONG SPECIAL COUNCILLORS AND RURAL COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMEN.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WERE: MR. WONG MO-YUEN, MR. LAM WAI-KEUNG, MR. LIU CHING-LEUNG, MR. LAU HON-KIT, MR. TANG TONG- KENG, MR. CHUNG PUN, MR. TANG TAK-KAU, MR. LAM CHAK-MAN, MR. NG TAM-HING, MR. LI CHEONG, MR. FUNG PAK-TAI, MR. HO SAN-KÜEN, MR. LAM PAK-PING, MR. LAI KAM-MAN, AND MR. CHAN LAU-FONG.
TODAY'S ELECTIONS WERE HELD BY SECRET BALLOTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES LAID DOWN IN THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES WAS THE RETURNING OFFICER.
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