IT WAS MOST IMPORTANT THAT, APART FROM WORKING FOR THE LEGAL FIELD, THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE SHOULD BE A GOOD COUNCILLOR, HE SAID.
+ I AM SURE THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY SHOULD NOT JUST BE SPEAKING FOR THOSE. HE MUST BE SPEAKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. I AM SURE HE WILL DO SO,+ HE ADDED.
ASKED HOW HE WOULD CHOOSE THE CANDIDATE, MR JACOBS SAID: + IT'S NOT AN EASY CHOICE, IN FACT, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT VERY GOOD CANDIDATES IN THIS CONSTITUENCY, AND THAT ONE HAS TO THINK ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO PERFORM BEST IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND INDEED FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.+
AS A CIVIL SERVANT, MR JACOBS SAID HE SHOULD BE DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE, WHOEVER HE MIGHT BE.
'AN IMPORTANT EVENT' LIAO
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SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, DESCRIBED TODAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION AS AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
HE WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER CASTING HIS VOTE IN THE ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY AT THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY POLLING STATION IN KOWLOON
PARK.
MR LIAO CALLED ON ELECTORS TO SUPPORT THEIR CONSTITUENCIES AND CAST THEIR VOTES.
SIR S.Y. CASTS HIS VOTE
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AMONG THE EARLY VOTERS IN TODAY'S (THURSDAY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WAS THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
SIR S.Y. CAST HIS BALLOT IN THE ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL + SURVEYING AND PLANNING FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY AT KOWLOON PARK POLLING STATION.
HE SAID AFTERWARDS: +TODAY IS A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.
/+1 EXPECT