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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1992

LEGCO BY-ELECTION NOMINATION

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN RESPECT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST CONSTITUENCY WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY (JULY 27) AND WILL LAST TWO WEEKS UNTIL AUGUST 10.

ANY REGISTERED ELECTOR WHO HAS BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR THE 10 YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING NOMINATION

IS QUALIFIED TO STAND FOR ELECTION.

BACH NOMINATION HAS TO BE SUBSCRIBED BY A TOTAL OF 10 ELECTORS RESIDING IN THE TURN MUN OR YUEN LONG DISTRICT. ONLY ONE NOMINATION MAY BE MADE BY BACH ELECTOR.

A CANDIDATE HAS TO PLACE A DEPOSIT OF $10,000 WITH THE TREASURY BEFORE LODGING HIS NOMINATION PAPER WITH THE RETURNING OFFICER, THAT IS, DISTRICT OFFICER, TURN MUN.

NOMINATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHA1.

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PUBLICATION OF 1992 FINAL REGISTERS OF ELECTORS

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THE FINAL REGISTERS OF ELECTORS FOR 1992 WILL BE MONDAY (JULY 27) AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OFFICES AND AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE.

PUBLISHED ON AT DISTRICT

FOR THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL FOR GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS, THERE IS A NET INCREASE OF 16,896 ELECTORS OVER THE 1991 FIGURE, MAKING A TOTAL OF 1,933,821 ENTRIES AND A OF 52.4 PER CENT.

REGISTRATION RATE

THE CONTINUED MOVEMENT OF POPULATION FROM THE URBAN AREAS 13 EVIDENT. OVER THE YEAR, 7,254 ELECTORS HAVR MOVED TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA, NOTABLY TAI PO (1,963), SAI KUNG (1,872), SHA TIN (1,702) AND TUEN MUN (1,538).

THE ELECTORAL ROLL FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL. CONSTITUENCIES CARRIES 69,976 ENTRIES, SHOWING A MINOR INCREASE OF 151 OVER THE 1991 ISSUE. THE REGISTRATION RATE NOW STANDS AT' 63.6 PER CENT.

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