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Thursday, February 15, 1973

TWELVE CANDIDATES TO STAND FOR THE COMING

Urban Council Election Next Month

Twelve nominations have been accepted for the Urban Council

elections in March.

The Returning Officer, Mr. Donald Tsang, announced this at 5 p..

this evening at the end of the nomination period.

The nominations accepted included two candidates who, in the tests

for proficiency in the English language conducted by the testing authority, had failed to reach the standard of English normally required of a juror.

These were Mr. Lai Shiu-lam, of the Hong Kong Reform Club, and

Mr. Choi Kwok-ching, of the Hongkong Civic Association.

The Returning Officer, being satisfied that their standard of

English is sufficient to enable them to make a reasonable contribution

to the affairs of the Council, exercised his discretion and accepted their

nominationa.

He took into account the fact that it is intended that Urban Council

sessions are to become fully bilingual as soon as adequate translation facilities

are available: this should be within a year.

The full list of nominations is as follows:

HONGKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION

THE HONG KONG REFORM CLUB

1.

Bernacchi Brook A, OBE, C, JP

1.

CHAN Peter Chi-kwan

2.

TSIN Sai-nin

2.

CHOW Wai-hung, Edmund

3.

Bernacchi Patricia S.

3.

WONG Henry

4.

HU Hung-lick, Henry

4.

CHOI Kwok-ching

5.

LAI Shiu-lam

5.

Sansan Teh-chi CHING

6.

WONG Pun-cheuk

7.

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YOUNG C.P.

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