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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1981

WONG TAI SIN

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YAU MA TEI

WONG TAI SIN NORTH

YAU MA TEI

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ELECTED URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL HOLD OFFICE FOR THREE YEARS, WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1983.

1983. TO COINCIDE WITH THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS, FROM THE EXISTING 12 TO 15, THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE INCREASED FROM 12 TO 15.

ALL URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL HAVE SEATS PROVIDED FOR THEM ON THE DISTRICT BOARDS THE ELECTED MEMBERS WILL TAKE UP SEATS ON THE DISTRICT BOARD WHICH ENCOMPASSES THEIR CONSTITUENCY.

BEGINNING FROM TOMORROW, NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES MAY BE MADE DURING OFFICE HOURS ON ANY WORKING DAY TO THE RETURNING OFFICER CONCERNED. THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF EACH DISTRICT HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO ACT AS THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR HIS DISTRICT. THE CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS IS JANUARY 28.

THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR BEING NOMINATED AS A CANDIDATE ARE SIMPLE. BASICALLY, ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS BEEN RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS MAY BE NOMINATED. A PERSON WHO MEETS THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE NOMINATED IN ANY CONSTITUENCY, BUT HE CANNOT BE NOMINATED TO STAND IN MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY.

A CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO BE NOMINATED BY 10 ELECTORS, INCLUDING ONE PROPOSER AND ONE SECONDER IN THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH. HẸ SEEKS TO BE ELECTED. THE NOMINATION PAPER WILL NEED TO BE SUBMITTED PERSONALLY TO THE RETURNING OFFICER BY THE CANDIDATE HIMSELF, OR BY HIS PROPOSER OR SECONDER.

A DEPOSIT OF $1 000 IS PAYABLE. THE DEPOSIT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE CANDIDATE IF HE POLLS MORE THAN ONE-EIGHTH OF THE VOTES CAST, EVEN IF HE IS NOT ELECTED.

BLANK NOMINATION PAPERS AND ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLETING THE NECESSARY PAPERS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRATION OFFICER, WHOSE ADDRESS IS REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION, NEW MERCURY HOUSE, 18TH FLOOR, 22 FENWICK STREET, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

IF THERE IS ONLY ONE CANDIDATE NOMINATED IN A CONSTITUENCY, HE WILL BE DECLARED AS HAVING BEEN ELECTED AND NO VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE.

HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE CANDIDATES IN A CONSTITUENCY, THEN VOTING WILL BE TAKEN ON MARCH 8, 1983.

THE 1983 FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS MAY BE INSPECTED BY THE PUBLIC AT THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS IN WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI AND AT

THE RELEVANT PART OF THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRATION OFFICER. THE FINAL REGISTER RELATING TO A DISTRICT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT DISTRICT OFFICES.