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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1982

NOMINATIONS BEGIN FOR HEUNG YEE KUK ELECTIONS

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NOMINATIONS HAVE JUST OPENED FOR THE ELECTION OF SPECIAL COUNCILLORS FOR THE 25TH TERM OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WHICH BEGINS ON JUNE 1.

THERE ARE SEVEN SEATS EACH FOR THE THREE ELECTORAL DISTRICT: OF TAI PO (INCLUDING SHA TIN AND NORTH), YUEN LONG (INCLUDING TUEN MUN) AND SOUTHERN (COMPRISING TSUEN WAN, ISLANDS AND SAI KUNG).

EACH CANDIDATE MUST BE NOMINATED BY AN EX-OFFICIO COUNCILLOR AND SECONDED BY ANOTHER, BOTH OF WHOM MUST BE FROM THE SAME ELECTORAL DISTRICT AS THE CANDIDATE.

NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 15. ALL NOMINATION FORMS MUST

LATE DE SENT TO LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICES BEFORE 4 PM ON THAT DATE. RETURNS WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID.

ELECTION OF THE SPECIAL COUNCILLORS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 13 AT THE HEUNG YEE KUK OFFICE, 47 CUMBERLAND ROAD, KOWLOON TONG, AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES:

9 AM - TAI PO DISTRICT

11.30 AM

3 PM

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT

YUEN LONG DISTRICT.

THE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD BY SECRET BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEUNG YEE KUK ORDINANCE. THE ELECTORS, CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF ALL RURAL COMMITTEES AND THE NEW TERRITORIES UNOFFICIAL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.

BEFORE THE ELECTIONS, THE RETURNING OFFICER - THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON —— WILL EXPLAIN VOTING PROCEDURES TO THE ÉLECTORS AND WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VOTES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND COUNTED.

ELECTION OF THE KUK CHAIRMAN, THE TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN AND 15 ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE NEW TERM WILL BE HELD ON MAY 27.

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