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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1980

SPECIAL COUNCILLORS FOR HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTED

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THE ELECTION OF SPECIAL COUNCILLORS FOR THE SOUTHERN ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK TOOK PLACE TODAY (THURSDAY) AT THE KUK'S HEADQUARTERS IN KOWLOON TONG.

THERE WERE 12 CANDIDATES FOR THE SEVEN VACANCIES. ELECTED WERE: MR CHAN SUEN (29 VOTES)- MR LAI CHEONG-YUEN (25 VOTES)= MR LEE KENG-CHING (23 VOTES)- MR WONG TAI-HI (22 VOTES)

MR YUEN WAI (22 VOTES)- MR YUEN SHU-KWAN (21 VOTES) AND MR WONG WAI-KWAN (20 VOTES).

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

THE ELECTORATE OF 35 COMPRISED THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF RURAL COMMITTEES AND UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF SOUTHERN ELECTORAL DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES TSUEN WAN, ISLANDS AND SAI KUNG DISTRICTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

ELECTIONS WERE NOT NECESSARY FOR THE OTHER TWO KUK ELECTORAL DISTRICTS - YUEN LONG (INCLUDING TUEN MUN) AND TAI PO (INCLUDING SHATIN AND NORTH) - BECAUSE ONLY THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES - SEVEN - WERE NOMINATED IN EACH DISTRICT.

ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN, TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN AND 15 ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL BE HELD ON MAY 29. THE ELECTIONS ARE FOR THE KUK'S 24TH TERM WHICH BEGINS ON JUNE 1.

ENTRIES INVITED FOR EXHIBITION OF CERAMIC ART

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ALL STUDENTS IN HONG KONG ARE INVITED TO SEND IN WORKS IN CERAMIC FOR AN EXHIBITION OF STUDENTS' CERAMIC ART AT THE FUNG PING SHAN MUSEUM.

THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE MUSEUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THE EVENT, TO BE HELD FROM JULY 11 TO AUGUST 6, WILL GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM AND TO ENJOY ONE ANOTHER'S WORK, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

IT WILL ALSO PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LOCAL STUDENTS IN THIS ART FORM.

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