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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1975

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NOMINATIONS FOR U.C. ELECTIONS

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THIRTEEN NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE FORTHCOMING

URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE RETURNING OFFICER, MRS. MABLE CHIU. WOON HAYES, AT THE CLOSE OF THE PERIOD ALLOWED FOR NOMINATIONS WHICH EXPIRED AT 5 P.M. THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

THE 13 CANDIDATES ARE: DR. WONG PUN-CHEUK- MRS. ELSIE ELLIOIT= DR. CHIU BUT-YORK MR. LUK HOI-ON (HENRY )= DR. HUANG MONG-HA (DENNY) -

MISS YEUNG LAI-YIN (CECILIA)= MR. SUNG PUI= MR. POON TAI-LEUNG= MR, NG CHUNG YIU (NAPOLEON)- MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN= MR. TUET VAI-SIN (WILSON)= MR. SHUM KUL-CHUNG (WILLIAM)= AND MR. HUNG SAU-NIN (ROBERT).

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THE ELECTIONS, FOR SIX VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL, WILL BE HELD

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.

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LESS PEOPLE VISIT CHINA DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR

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THE NUMBER OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS GOING TO CHINA FOR THE LUNAR

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS THIS YEAR WAS 97,238.

THIS REPRESENTS A DROP OF JUST UNDER 16 PER CENT FROM LAST YEAR'S FIGURE OF 115,296, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY).

DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 7 AND FEBRUARY 13, THE HIGHEST DAILY FIGURE OF PASSENGERS DEP...TING FOR CHINA WAS 22,262 RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 9, AS COMPARED WITH 23,582 RECORDED ON JANUARY 23 (LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY) LAST YEAR.

/HOWEVER,