TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1982
ONE WEEK LEFT FOR NOMINATIONS ******
WITH ONLY A WEEK TO GO BEFORE THE NOMINATION PERIOD CLOSES, POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR NEXT MONTH'S NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WERE REMINDED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THEY SHOULD NOT DELAY COMPLETING FORMALITIES.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WHO WAS SPEAKING AT THE LUNCH MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH-WEST. SAID THE CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS IS NEXT TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 9) AND ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 4.
+TO DATE, OVER 60 CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AND MANY MORE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE INDICATED THEIR INTEREST IN STANDING FOR ELECTION AND TAKEN THE NECESSARY FORMS AWAY FOR COMPLETION,
+AS I GO AROUND THE NEW TERRITORIES SENSE A LOT OF INTEREST AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IN THE WEEK REMAINING MANY MORE CANDIDATES WILL COMPLETE THE NOMINATION PROCESS IN ORDER TO CONTEST THE 56 ELECTED SEATS IN THE 46 NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES.
+NOMINATION PROCEDURES ARE SIMPLE AND CAN BE COMPLETED AT ANY NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICE,+ MR MACPHERSON SAID.
BESIDES HE ADDED, ONCE A PERSON IS NOMINATED, HE OR SHE CAN START CAMPAIGNING STRAIGHT AWAY.
MR MACPHERSON SAID NOMINATIONS STARTED WITH A TRICKLE, BUT HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP.
+NOW THAT THE HOLIDAY IS OVER, I CONFIDENTLY EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE PEOPLE COMING FORWARD IN ALL EIGHT DISTRICTS, + HE SAID.
HE SAID DISTRICT BOARDS ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND HAVE ALREADY DONE A GREAT DEAL IN THIS RESPECT.
+I AM CERTAIN THAT THE INCLUSION OF ELECTED MEMBERS ON BOARDS WILL CARRY THIS WORK MUCH FURTHER FORWARD SO, AT THE SAME TIME THAT I AM APPEALING FOR CANDIDATES TO COME FORWARD FOR NOMINATION WITHOUT DELAY, I AM ALSO APPEALING TO THE 200 000 NEW TERRITORIES VOTERS WHO REGISTERED NOT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAST THEIR VOTES ON MARCH 4.+
MR MACPHERSON ALSO REMINDED ROTARIANS THAT ELECTIONS TO DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE URBAN AREA WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23.
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