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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1988

NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR URBCO, DB BY-ELECTIONS

NOMINATIONS FOR BY-ELECTIONS TO FILL ONE VACANCY IN THE URBAN COUNCIL AND ONE IN THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD OPEN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND WILL CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 16.

NOTICES OF THE

BY-ELECTIONS WILL BE PURBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE

TOMORROW.

THE BY-ELECTIONS ARE TO FILL THE SEAT VACATED BY MR KWAN LIM-HO IN THE YAU TSIM CONSTITUENCY OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE SEAT VACATED BY MR DAVID YEUNG FUK-KWONG IN THE TSUEN WAN EAST (NORTH) CONSTITUENCY OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.

THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL SEAT WILL LAST UNTIL MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR WHILE THAT OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD SEAT WILL RUN UNTIL MARCH 31, 1991.

THE

OF

THE

THE BY-ELECTIONS WILL BR HELD ON OCTOBER 6 UNLESS VACANCIES ARE UNCONTESTED, THE REGISTRATION OFFICER REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION, MR LAI KWAN-TAT, SAID.

THE

MR LAI SAID THAT CANDIDATES MUST BE REGISTERED ELECTORS ON GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL AND HAVE BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR THE 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE NOMINATION.

"A CANDIDATE CAN BE A RESIDENT ANYWHERE IN HONG KONG; BUT HIS OR HER NOMINATORS, 10 IN TOTAL, MUST BE ELECTORS REGISTERED IN THE RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENCY," HE SAID.

NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL VACANCY AND AT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE FOR THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD VACANCY.

FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE DIVISION AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HONG KONG,

REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL

HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI,

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION ON TEL. 5-8934796.

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