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SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1976.

HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTIONS ON MONDAY

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POLLING TO ELECT A CHAIRMAN AND TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN FOR THE 22ND TERM OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY (MAY 31) AFTERNOON AT THE KUK'S HEADQUARTERS AT 47, CUMBERLAND ROAD, KOWLOON.

FIFTY SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL STAND FOR THE ELECTION. THE PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF THE KUK, WHICH ADVISES THE GOVERNMENT ON ALL MATTERS AFFECTING THE NEW TERRITORIES. IS MR. CHAN YAT-SAN AND THE VICE-CHAIRMEN ARE MR. CHEUNG YAN-LUNG AND MR. LAM SHU-CHUN.

ON MONDAY MORNING, AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD TO SELECT 15 ORDINARY MEMBERS FOR KÜK'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM AMONG. SPECIAL COUNCILLORS AND RURAL COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRMEN.

IN BOTH ELECTIONS; THE ELECTORATE WILL BE THE 110 MEMBERS OF THE FULL COUNCIL OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, CONSISTING OF SPECIAL COUNCILLORS, RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN, AND NEW TERRITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

THE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE. MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE THE RETURNING OFFICER.

THE FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN WILL BE ELECTED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THE SAME ELECTORAL DISTRICT AS THE NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN- THE SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN WILL BE ELECTED BY MEMBERS WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THE SAME ELECTORAL DISTRICTS AS THE NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN AND FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN.

ROOMS.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE ELECTION

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MR. DONALD STRANGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL BE AT THE HEUNG YEE KUK HEADQUARTERS TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WHO MUST PRODUCE DOCUMENTS OF IDENTITY TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE BONA FIDE JOURNALISTS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ELECTION ROOM.

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