THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1991
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PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE BY AIRMAIL ACCEPTED FOR IRAQ
THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MISS ELLE SHUM, ANNOUNCED (THURSDAY) THAT, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE BY AIRMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR IRAQ.
TODAY SENT
OTHER SERVICES TO IRAQ, INCLUDING SURFACE MAIL, PARCEL AND INSURED MAIL, REMAIN SUSPENDED.
FIVE NOMINATIONS RECEIVED TODAY FOR LEGCO ELECTIONS
FIVE NOMINATIONS
IN
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SEPTEMBER WERE RECEIVED TODAY (THURSDAY), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS SO FAR TO 85.
FOUR NOMINATIONS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
12. AND ONE NOMINATION WAS RECEIVED FOR THE DIRECT ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.
NOMINATIONS
FOR FUNCTIONAL
80 FAR, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CONSTITUENCIES WAS FIVE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES.
ELECTIONS
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE DIRECT WERE IN KOWLOON CENTRAL AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST WITH EACH RECEIVING SEVEN NOMINATIONS.
THE NOMINATION PERIOD WILL END ON AUGUST 12.
WITH
THERE ARE 21 SEATS IN THE 20 FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, TWO SEATS FOR THE LABOUR CONSTITUENCY. AS FOR THE DIRECT ELECTIONS, ALL NINE GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES ARE DOUBLE-SEATED.
FOLLOWING ARE THE PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE CANDIDATES WHOSE NOMINATION FORMS WERE RECEIVED TODAY.
FUNCTIONAL
CONSTITUENCY/
ELECTORAL
DIVISION
NAME
CONTACT
SEX AGE OCCUPATION
TEL. NO.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CHAN P.F., PETER
M 69
SECURITIES DEALER
572 0330
WONG PO-HIANG, ALEX
M 45
INSURANCE EXECUTIVE
526 0668
/ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING
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