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AS OF TODAY, A TOTAL OF STAND AS CANDIDATES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 22.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1988

35 PERSONS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO ELECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON

CANDIDATES

NOMINATED

COMPRISE THREE

HONG

MARMAZEN

TERRITORIES (SOUTH), TWO EACH FOR HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST) KONG ISLAND (WEST), AND ONE EACH FOR URBAN COUNCIL, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN, SHAM SHUI

SOUTH KOWLOON, NEW TERRITORIES ELECTORAL COLLEGE

(EAST)

CONSTITUENCIES.

TERRITORIES

(WEST)

THERE ARE THREE NOMINATIONS EACH FOR THE COMMERCIAL I, ACCOUNTANCY AND HEALTH CARE CONSTITUENCIES, TWO EACH FOR THE LABOUR AND MEDICAL CONSTITUENCIES, AND ONE EACH FOR THE COMMERCIAL II. INDUSTRIAL I AND II, SOCIAL SERVICES, TEACHING, LEGAL AND ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.

MR LAI REMINDED ALL PROSPECTIVE WOULD NOT BE RECEIVED AFTER OFFICE HOURS

CANDIDATES THAT NOMINATIONS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16.

NOMINATED CANDIDATES WOULD HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 17 TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY WISHED TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ELECTIONS, MR LAI ADDED.

TWO NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR THE ELECTIONS TODAY.

SHA TIN VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE STARTS

THE BOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE IN LAUNCHED YESTERDAY (MONDAY) EVENING IN ABOUT 400 PEOPLE SIGNED UP AS VOTERS.

SHA TIN WAS SUCCESSFULLY THE MA ON SHAN ARBA WITH

OF THE

WHILE THE GOOD RESPONSE REFLECTED THE CIVIC-MINDEDNESS NEW COMMUNITY, IT WAS ALSO THE RESULT OF EFFORTS MADE BY A TEAM OF ABOUT 60 VOTER REGISTRATION AMBASSADORS.

PYNE,

THE TEAM INCLUDED THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANDREW SIX DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, LIAISON OFFICERS, COMMUNITY ORGANISERS AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHO WORKED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM HELP RESIDENTS REGISTER.

MR PYNE SAID HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST-DAY RATE AND CALLED ON ALL ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP.

TO

REGISTRATION

'AS MANY