WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1980
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ELECTIONS OF HEUNG YEE KUK COUNCILLORS TO BE HELD IN MAY
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THE ELECTION OF SPECIAL COUNCILLORS FOR THE SOUTHERN ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY (MAY 15) AT THE KUK'S HEADQUARTERS IN KOWLOON TONG.
THE ELECTIONS ARE FOR THE 24TH TERM OF THE KUK WHICH BEGINS ON JUNE 1.
A TOTAL OF 12 NAMES HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD FOR THE SEVEN SEATS. THEY ARE MESSRS LEE KENG-CHING, CHAN WING-YAU, WONG TAI-HI,
CHAN HING-FAT, YUEN SHU-KWAN, YUEN WAI, NG TAM-HING, LA! CHEONG-YUEN, MO NGAN-FUK, WONG WAI-KWAN, KWONG KWOK-KAM AND CHAN SUEN.
THE SOUTHERN ELECTORAL DISTRICT COMPRISES TSUEN WAN, ISLANDS
AND SAI KUNG DISTRICTS.
ELECTIONS WILL NOT NEED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE OTHER TWO ELECTORAL DISTRICTS YUEN LONG (INCLUDING TUEN MUN) AND TAI PO (INCLUDING SHA TIN AND NORTH) - BECAUSE ONLY THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES - SEVEN - WERE NOMINATED IN EACH DISTRICT. THEY ARE THEREFORE AUTOMATICALLY ELECTED.
THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT ARE MESSRS HO SUN-KUEN, LAM YIN, TANG TIM-KAU, MAN YEUNG-PO, LI SHUI-CHING, LAI KAM-MAN AND CHEUNG CHING-KAT.
MESSRS CHAN YIU-FAI, LUK CHEUNG, YAU FUK-PING, YAP TIN-YEUNG, CHEUNG SAN, KAN CHAU-CHI AND PANG TSO-YIU ARE SPECIAL COUNCILLORS FOR THE TAI PO DISTRICT.
THE ELECTORATE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMPRISES THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF RURAL COMMITTEES AND UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FROM THE DISTRICT.
THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE.
THE RETURNING OFFICER WILL BE THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
BEFORE THE ELECTION, VOTING PROCEDURES WILL BE EXPLAINED BY MR AKERS-JONES, WHO WILL ANNOUNCE RESULTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VOTES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND COUNTED.
ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN, TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN AND 15 ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE NEW TERM WILL BE HELD ON MAY 29.
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