TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1986
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FEW DAYS LEFT FOR ELECTION CANDIDATES
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PERSONS KEEN TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY HAVE ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO COME FORWARD AS CANDIDATES IN THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 6.
THE NOMINATION PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES IN THE TWO ELECTIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 31.
ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS BEEN A RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE NOMINATION DATE IS QUALIFIED TO STAND FOR ELECTIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY.
+WHILE A PERSON CAN BE NOMINATED FOR ANY CONSTITUENCY, HE CANNOT BE NOMINATED TO STAND FOR ELECTION IN MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY, HE SAID.
A CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO BE NOMINATED BY 10 ELECTORS, INCLUDING A PROPOSER AND A SECONDER, IN THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH THE CANDIDATE SEEKS ELECTION.
REFORE SUBMTTING THE NOMINATION PAPER, A CANDIDATE
A CANDIDATE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PLACE A $1 000 DEPOSIT WITH THE TREASURY, WHICH WILL RE RETURNED TO THE CANDIDATE WHO POLLS MORE THAN ONE-EIGHT OF THE VOTES CAST, EVEN IF NOT ELECTED.
THERE IS A TOTAL OF 27 CONSTITUENCIES FOR BOTH THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THERE WILL BE 12 SINGLE-SEAT CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN NINE DISTRICTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND 15 SINGLE- SEAT CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN THE 10 URBAN DISTRICTS.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF EACH DISTRICT HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR HIS DISTRICT, AND NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE RETURNING OFFICER DURING OFFICE HOURS ON WEEKDAYS.
NOMINATION PAPERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION OFFICE AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE FINAL REGISTER STANDS AT 1 441 540 OF WHICH 443 363 RESIDE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND 998 177 LIVE IN THE URBAN AREAS.
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