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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1975

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HEUNG YEE KUK BY-ELECTION

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THE HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTION FOR AN ORDINARY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST TERM OF THE KUK WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 7).

THE VACANCY WAS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT ELECTION OF THE HA TSUEN RURAL COMMITTEE. THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD AT THE HEUNG YEE KUK OFFICE AT TAI PO,

POLLING WILL BEGIN AT 4 P.M. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE RETURNING OFFICER, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

FIFTY-THREE COUNCILLORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ELECTION. CONSISTING OF SPECIAL COUNCILLORS AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF RURAL COMMITTEES.

THE ELECTORATE IS THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WHICH CONSISTS OF 21 SPECIAL COUNCILLORS, 74 RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN AND 17 NEW TERRITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. FOUR OF THE JP'S ARE ALSO RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND ONE IS A RURAL COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRMAN, THE FULL COUNCIL COMPRISES 107 COUNCILLORS.

ADMISSION TO

THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD BY SECRET BALLOT. THE ELECTION ROOM WILL BE CONFINED TO ELECTION OFFICIALS, COUNCILLORS OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK AND THE PRESS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE ELECTION.

LAPEL BADGES ENABLING THEM TO ENTER THE ELECTION ROOM ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT G.1.S. PRESS ROOM.

PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WILL NOT BE ADMITTED DURING THE POLLING AND THE COUNTING OF VOTES. PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE TAKEN OUTSIDE THE ELECTION ROOM WHEN THE PROCEEDINGS ARE OVER.

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