TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1981
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HEUNG YEE KUK BY-ELECTION HELD
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A BY-ELECTION FOR TWO ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TOOK PLACE TODAY (TUESDAY) AT THE KUK’S HEADQUARTERS IN KOWLOON TONG.
THERE WERE 15 CANDIDATES FOR THE TWO VACANCIES. ELECTED WERE MR CHEUNG HON-KAU FROM TAI PO DISTRICT AND MR TANG TIN-YAN FROM YUEN LONG DISTRICT.
THEY REPLACE MR DONALD YAP AND MR TANG LAI-NAM.
MR YAP WAS APPOINTED AN UNOFFICIAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE RECENTLY AND AS A RESULT BECOMES AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE MR TANG WAS A MEMBER OF THE KUK WHEN HE WAS VICE-CHAIRMAN OF HA TSUEN RURAL COMMITTEE, A POSITION HE NO LONGER HOLDS.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WAS THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR THE ELECTION WHICH WAS HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE.
THE ELECTORATE CONSISTED OF 115 COUNCILLORS WHO CONSTITUTE THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE KUK.
THE KUK IS A STATUTORY ADVISORY BODY TO GOVERNMENT ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE WELL-BEING OF NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS.
HOLIDAY MAIL DELIVERY
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THERE WILL BE ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL ON MONDAY (AUGUST 31), LIBERATION DAY, WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
THIRTY-THREE POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONG KONG, THE KOWLOOM CENTRAL POST OFFICE, THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, AND THE POST OFFICES IN TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO NOON ON THAT DAY.
ALL OTHER POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.