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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1985

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→WHILE A PERSON CAN BE NOMINATED FOR ANY CONSTITUENCY, CANNOT BE NOMINATED TO STAND FOR MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY, + HE SAID.

A CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO BE NOMINATED BY 10 ELECTORS, INCLUDING A PROPOSER AND A SECONDER, IN THE CONSTITUENCY IN WHICH HE SEEKS ELECTION.

BEFORE SUBMITTING THE NOMINATION PAPER, A CANDIDATE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PUT UP A DEPOSIT OF $1 000 WITH THE TREASURY, WHICH WILL BE RETURNED IF HE OR SHE POLLS MORE THAN ONE-EIGHTH OF THE VOTES CAST, EVEN IF NOT ELECTED.

IF A CANDIDATE STANDS UNOPPOSED FOR A CONSTITUENCY IN THE ELECTIONS, HE OR SHE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DECLARED AS HAVING BEEN ELECTED AND NO VOTING WILL BE REQUIRED.

NOMINATION PAPERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION OFFICER AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.

MR LEE ADDED THAT THE FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS FOR THE ELECTIONS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF REGISTRATION OFFICER FROM JANUARY 3. THE RELEVANTPART OF THE FINAL REGISTER RELATING TO A CERTAIN DISTRICT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONCERNED.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE FINAL REGISTER STANDS AT 1 441 540 OF WHICH 443 363 ARE RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND 998 177 LIVE IN THE URBAN AREAS.

MR LEUNG SAID A MASS CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE COMING TWO MONTHS TO URGE ELECTORS TO VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS.

THE PUBLICITY PACKAGE INCLUDES EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE PRESS, DISTRICT FORUMS, TELEVISION AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS, POSTERS, ADVERTISING IN MTR STATIONS AND THE PRINTING OF 1.5 MILLION COPIES OF CANDIDATES' PLATFORMS FOR MAILING TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS.

THE SIZE OF THE ELECTORATE IN EACH CONSTITUENCY IS AS FOLLOWS:

DISTRICT

CENTRAL AND WESTERN

WAN CHAI

CONSTITUENCY

NO. OF ELECTORS

CENTRAL AND WESTERN

68 360

WAN CHAI

60 293

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