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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1991

NOMINATION FOR UC/RC ELECTIONS CLOSES ON MONDAY

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL CLOSE ON MONDAY (MARCH 25).

COMPLETED NOMINATION PAPERS MUST BE LODGED WITH THE RETURNING OFFICER OR ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS DURING OFFICE HOURS ON MONDAY.

"THOSE PREPARING TO CONTEST IN THE ELECTIONS ARE REMINDED ΤΟ PAY THEIR ELECTION DEPOSIT BARLY.

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*ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY RRCEIPTS OF ELECTION DEPOSIT," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE SAID.

CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTESTING 27 SINGLE-SEAT CONSTITUENCIES 15 IN THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA AND 12 IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA.

ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT · IN HONG KONG FOR THE 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING NOMINATION IS QUALIFIED TO STAND FOR ELECTION. HE OR SHE CAN BE NOMINATED FOR ANY CONSTITUENCY.

NOMINATION FORMS AND GUIDANCE NOTES FOR CANDIDATES CAN BR OBTAINED FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE.

FOR THE ELECTIONS AND 16 FOR

SO FAR A TOTAL OF 46 NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED ELECTIONS, INCLUDING 30 FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

ELEVEN OF THE NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED TODAY (FRIDAY). EIGHT WERE FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS AND THREE FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, ELECTIONS.

THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED SO FAR WAS IN THE

YAU TSIM CONSTITUENCY WITH FOUR CANDIDATES.

FOLLOWING ARE THE PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE CANDIDATES WHOSE NOMINATION FORMS WERE RECEIVED TODAY:

URBAN COUNCIL

CONSTITUENCY

AREA

NAME

SEX

AGE

OCCUPATION

CENTRAL &

WONG SHUI-LAF

M

44

AIRLINE CARGO

WESTERN

SUPERINTENDENT

DISTRICT

CONTACT TELEPHONE

NUMBER

747 8042 (DAY) 819 4448 (EVENING)

/SHAU KEI WAN