MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1988
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495 VIE FOR DB SEATS
A TOTAL OF 495 CANDIDATES FROM COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AS BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 10.
A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE
FOR CANDIDATES
THE 1988 DISTRICT
FOR FINAL DAY (TODAY) IN THE NOMINATIONS.
NOMINATION, 41 CANDIDATES FILED
THE
495 CANDIDATES
COMPRISE
WOMEN.
441 MEN AND 54
THEY SOCIAL WORKERS, LAWYERS, INCLUDE EXECUTIVES, BUSINESSMEN, TEACHERS,
A CONSTRUCTION FACTORY WORKER, A ARCHITECTS, DOCTORS, ENGINEERS,
A STUDENT, WORKER, A CLERGYMAN, RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS, A FISHERMAN, TAXI DRIVERS AND HOUSEWIVES.
REPRESENTING
THE LARGEST GROUP COMES FROM THE BUSINESS SECTOR, 26 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES, FOLLOWED BY EXECUTIVES AND PROFESSIONALS CENT); PER (13 (24 PER
EDUCATIONISTS CENT);
(11 PER CENT).
THE CANDIDATES RANGE IN AGE FROM 24 TO NUMBER (188) BEING IN THE 31-40 AGE GROUP.
IN THE
41-50
79, WITH THE LARGEST
AGE
GROUP:
87
AGED
THERE ARE 118 CANDIDATES BETWEEN 51-60; 76 AGED BETWEEN 21 AND 30; AND 26 OVER 60 YEARS OLD.
THE NUMBER OF WOMEN CANDIDATES HAS INCREASED
FROM 31 IN THE
LAST ELECTIONS.
AMONG THE 495 CANDIDATES, 212 ARE SERVING DB MEMBERS. OF THESE,
TWO MEMBERS,
ARE RURAL APPOINTED 199 ARE ELECTED MEMBERS, TWO ARE
ARE INCUMBENT URBAN COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN IN THE CURRENT TERM AND NINE COUNCILLORS.
THERE ARE ALSO SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND INCUMBENT REGIONAL COUNCILLORS.
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A TOTAL OF 34 CANDIDATES FROM WILL BE RETURNED UNOPPOSED.
21 OF THE 157 CONSTITUENCIES
THE MOST KEENLY CONTESTED CONSTITUENCIES ARE
AND CHUK YUEN SAI KUNG
IN WONG TAI ARE CONTESTING ONE SEAT.
PAK SHA WAN IN SIN WHERE FOUR CANDIDATES
THERE ARE ALSO TWO CONSTITUENCIES
ARE
ARE
IN WHICH SEVEN CANDIDATES ARE VYING FOR TWO SEATS, FOUR CONSTITUENCIES WHERE SIX CANDIDATES VYING FOR TWO SEATS, AND 10 CONSTITUENCIES WHERE THREE CANDIDATES CONTESTING ONE SEAT.
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THE FOLLOWING