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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1988
"IT WAS THEREFORE NATURAL THAT MORE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATED THE LAST ELECTIONS.
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"AS FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS, POTENTIAL CANDIDATES HAVE HAD THREE YEARS TO SIZE UP THE SITUATION AND THE DEMANDS ON A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR. SOME OF THEM MAY THEREFORE HAVE ADOPTED A MORE CAUTIOUS ATTITUDE.
"HOWEVER, WE MUST NOT LOOK ONLY AT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES. THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE REACTION OF THE PUBLIC TOWARDS THE ELECTIONS AND THE TURNOUT RATE ON POLLING DAY."
THE ELECTIONS HAD TO BE LOOKED AT AS A WHOLE, MR WAN ADDED.
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IN THE COMING ELECTIONS, THERE WILL BE 12 SEATS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
ONE EACH FOR THE 10 DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES AND TWO SPECIAL CONSTITUENCIES, NAMELY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS.
ANOTHER 14 MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED FROM THE
NINE FUNCTIONAL
CONSTITUENCIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS IS REPEATED BELOW FOR YOUR
REFERENCE:
ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES NAME(S) OF CANDIDATES
(NO. OF SEATS IN BRACKETS)
1. URBAN COUNCIL (1)
*2.
ELSIE TU
REGIONAL COUNCIL (1)
CHEUNG YAN-LUNG TANG KWOK-YUNG CHOY KAN-PUI
NO. OF
NOMINATIONS
/DISTRICT BOARDS
1
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