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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1989
OR
EACH DISTRICT OFFICER HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR HIS DISTRICT, AND NOMINATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY HIM HIS ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER DURING OFFICE HOURS ON WEEKDAYS (MONDAY TO FRIDAY), EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, HE SAID.
"GENERALLY, ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY NOMINATION DATE IS QUALIFIED TO STAND FOR ELECTION.
BEEN ORDINARILY
PRECEDING THE
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"WHILE A PERSON CAN BE NOMINATED FOR ANY CONSTITUENCY, HE CANNOT BE NOMINATED TO STAND FOR MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY,
MR CHAN
SAID.
A CANDIDATE WILL NEED то BE NOMINATED BY 10 FLECTORS, INCLUDING A PROPOSER AND A SECONDER. REGISTERED IN THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH HE IS SEEKING ELECTION. EACH ELECTOR MAY NOMINATE ONLY ONE CANDIDATE AS ALL CONSTITUENCIES ARE SINGLE-SEATED.
BEFORE SUBMITTING THE NOMINATION PAPER, A CANDIDATE IS REQUIRED TO PLACE A DEPOSIT OF $3,000 WITH THE TREASURY, WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED TO THE CANDIDATE IF HE POLLS NOT LESS THAN THE VALID VOTES CAST.
ONE-EIGHTH OF
IF A CANDIDATE STANDS UNOPPOSED, HE WILL BE DECLARED AS HAVING BEEN ELECTED IN THE CONSTITUENCY AND NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE.
NOMINATION PAPERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI,
MR CHAN URGED POTENTIAL CANDIDATES TO COMPLETE THE NOMINATION PROCESS IN GOOD TIME AS ANY ERRORS IN THE NOMINATION PAPERS HAD TO BE RECTIFIED BEFORE THE CLOSE OF NOMINATION.
"AN INCOMPLETE OR INACCURATE PAPER MAY RENDER THE NOMINATION INVALID," HE SAID.
MR CHAN ALSO REFERRED TO THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED BY THE TWO COUNCILS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BOTH THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
"BOTH COUNCILS ARE FINANCIALLY AUTONOMOUS. THEY HAVE DONE MUCH
SPORTS IN PROMOTING CULTURE AND THE ARTS, RECREATION AND
AND PUBLIC
HEALTH.
"THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES COMPRISES THE HOLDING OF CULTURAL AND SPORTS EVENTS, THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GARDENS, RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACES, STADIA, SWIMMING POOLS, MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES, THE UPKEEP OF FOOD HYGIENE, PEST CLEANSING AND REFUSE COLLECTION, AND THE MARKETS, ABATTOIRS, CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA, HE SAID.
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CONTROL, OF HAWKERS
/MR CHAN