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REASONS FOR COUNTERMANDING AN ELECTION

ON A CANDIDATE'S DEATH EXPLAINED

ELECTION ON THE ELECTORAL FOR HOME AFFAIRS,

THERE ARE GOOD REASONS FOR COUNTERMANDING AN DEATH OF A CANDIDATE, AS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATION 5 OF THE PROVISIONS (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS, THE SECRETARY

THE HON PETER TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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FROM THE

HON

THE CHOW ON BOARD'S SHUN SAID IT

RONALD QUESTION IN REPLY TO POSTPONEMENT OF THE ELECTION OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT LEE CONSTITUENCY FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A CANDIDATE, MR TSAO

THAT CANDIDATES REPRESENTING WAS IMPORTANT IN AN ELECTION TO ENSURE

THAT THE ELECTORATE ALL VIEWPOINTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND AND

CANDIDATE THAT REPRESENTED THEIR HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR A VIEWS AND PREFERENCE.

CLOSE OF BY THE

HIM

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE DEATH OF A CANDIDATE AFTER THE

VIEWPOINTS HELD PREVIOUSLY NOMINATIONS COULD MEAN THAT THE

OF THE ORGANISATION SUPPORTING DECEASED CANDIDATE AND/OR THAT WOULD BE DEPRIVED OF REPRESENTATION.

OF

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THAT THE DEATH

CONFUSION AMONG THE OF THE OUTCOME OF THE

THE DANGER WAS THERE IN ADDITION, CANDIDATE CLOSE TO ELECTION DAY WOULD ENGENDER VOTERS AND THUS CAST DOUBTS ON THE VALIDITY ELECTION, MR TSAO SAID.

HAVING SUCH A HE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG WAS NOT ALONE IN REGULATION AS ELECTORAL LAWS IN WELL-DEVELOPED DEMOCRACIES SUCH AS THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA ALSO REQUIRED THAT NOMINATIONS BE AND THE ELECTION BE COUNTERMANDED ON THE DEATH OF A THE CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS.

THESE

COUNTRIES,

"IN COMMON WITH VIEW THAT SUCH A REGULATION IS NECESSARY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS,

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RE-OPENED CANDIDATE AFTER

THE GOVERNMENT

HOLDS THE

TO SAFEGUARD THE FAIRNESS

THE SECRETARY SAID.

REMEDIAL WORKS FOR LEAKAGES IN LONG PING ESTATE COMPLETED

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WITH WATER LEAKAGES IN REMEDIAL WORKS FOR UNITS

TENANTS APPEARED ESTATE WERE COMPLETED LAST MONTH AND THE WITH THESE MEASURES.

LONG

PING SATISFIED

LANDS, THE

THE

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND HON MARTIN LEWIS, STATED THIS IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY HON TAI CHIN-WAH IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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