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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1986
EARLIER IN THE EVENING, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR KEVIN MAK, URGED VOTERS IN THE HO MAN TIN SOUTH CONSTITUENCY TO MAKE USE OF THE REST OF THE EVENING TO CAST THEIR VOTES TO ELECT A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER FOR THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD.
MR MAK MADE THE REMARKS DURING A TOUR OF THE TWO POLLING STATIONS.
+ IT'S NOW UP TO THE VOTERS TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, HE SAID.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY, MR ALAN SCOTT, ALSO VISITED THE TWO POLLING STATIONS AND WAS BRIEFED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG, ON THE POLLING SITUATION.
UP TO 6.30 PM, A TOTAL OF 866 PEOPLE OR 5.5 PER CENT OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE CONSTITUENCY HAVE CAST THEIR VOTES.
THE ELECTION TODAY WILL FILL A VACANCY IN THE BOARD FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF A MEMBER.
VOTERS ARE URGED TO GO TO THE POLLING STATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID A LATE RUSH BEFORE THEY CLOSE AT 10.30 PM.
BY NOON, A TOTAL OF 288 PEOPLE OR 1.8 PER CENT OF THE REGISTERED VÕTERS IN THE CONSTITUENCY HAD CAST THEIR VOTES.
MR FONG POINTED OUT THAT TO VOTE TOOK ONLY A FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD DEMONSTRATE SUPPORTS FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD AND FOR THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.
HE CALLED ON POTENTIAL VOTERS TO VOTE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO AVOID A RUSH BEFORE THE POLLING STATIONS CLOSE AT 10.30 PM.
TWO CANDIDATES ARE CONTESTING THE SEAT: MR SO CHOI-HING (42) AND MR CHIANG SAI-CHEONG (30).
THE TWO POLLING STATIONS ARE LOCATED AT THE MUSIC HALL OF OI MAN ESTATE AT CHUNG HAU STREET AND THE HOLY CARPENTER SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE AT BLOCK 8, GROUND FLOOR, VALLEY ROAD ESTATE.
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