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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1986
SIR EDWARD WILL ALSO MEET TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE END OF THE TOUR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR OF TUEN MUN. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE VISIT SHOULD ASSEMBLE BY 1.30 PM AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI, FOR A PRESS COACH TO TUEN MUN.
GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BY-ELECTIONS *****
THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR TWO DISTRICT BOARD BY-ELECTIONS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN, AND MONG KOK WILL START TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND CLOSE ON MAY 2.
THE VACANCIES ARE IN THE CHUNG WAN CONSTITUENCY OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT AND IN THE TAI KOK TSUI CONSTITUENCY OF MONG KOK DISTRICT. THEY HAVE ARISEN AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL.
BY-ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON MAY 22 IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE NOMINATIONS FOR EACH CONSTITUENCY.
AS REGISTERED VOTER WHO HAS LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR 10 YEARS, IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE NOMINATION DATE, IS ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE BY-ELECTIONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT THE CANDIDATE HAD TO BE NOMINATED BY TEN ELECTORS, INCLUDING ONE PROPOSER AND ONE SECONDER, IN THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH HE SOUGHT ELECTION.
+HOWEVER, HE NEED NOT LIVE IN THE CONSTITUENCY OR DISTRICT IN WHICH HE IS STANDING FOR ELECTION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+BEFORE SUBMITTING THE NOMINATION PAPER IN PERSON TO THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER, A CANDIDATE IS REQUIRED TO PLACE A DEPOSIT OF $1 000 WITH THE TREASURY, WHICH WILL BE RETURNED TO HIM IF HE POLLS NOT LESS THAN ONE EIGHTH OF THE VOTES CAST,+ HE ADDED.
/NOMINATION FORMS