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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28,

1988

EASTERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO VOTE

MORE THAN 164,000 PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT

ARE

ELIGIBLE

TO VOTE IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 10 AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG, TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED THEM TO MAKE FULL USE OF THEIR RIGHT.

SPEAKING AT THE "DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION PROMOTION DAY" AT YUE WAN ESTATE, MR YEUNG SAID THE LARGE NUMBER OF VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT SHOWED THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS WERE CIVIC-MINDED AND CARED FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

THE

"FORTY-FIVE CANDIDATES FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF COMMUNITY WILL VIE FOR 22 SEATS IN THE 13 CONSTITUENCIES IN EASTERN DISTRICT, MR YEUNG SAID.

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ONLY TWO CANDIDATES FROM THE QUARRY BAY NORTH CONSTITUENCY ARR

UNOPPOSED.

MR YEUNG BELIEVED THAT THE CANDIDATES COULD WELL REPRESENT THE INTERESTS AND VIEWS OF ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.

NOTING THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME DEPENDED ON PUBLIC SUPPORT, HE SAID THE TURNOUT OF MORE VOTERS ON POLLING DAY WOULD MEAN MORE SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD.

OF THE 45 CANDIDATES CONTESTING IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, 15 ARE SERVING DB MEMBERS.

THE 45 CANDIDATES COMPRISE 36 MEN AND NINE WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 25 AND 66, WITH 22 CANDIDATES FALLING WITHIN THE 31 TO 40 AGE GROUP.

ABOUT 44.5 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES ARE EXECUTIVES, 24.5 PER CENT ARE PROFESSIONALS AND 17.8 PER CENT ARE EDUCATIONISTS.

THE MOST HOTLY CONTESTED CONSTITUENCY IS CHAI WAN NORTH WHERE THERE ARK SEVEN CANDIDATES VYING FOR TWO SEATS. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY NORTH POINT NORTH WITH FIVE CANDIDATES VYING FOR TWO SEATS.

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