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The two other by-elections, for the Tin King and the Siu Hei constituencies of the Tuen Mun District Board, will be held, also on Sundays, on March 3 and 24 respectively.

The office of Mr Chiang Yu-tui, the district board member of the Kam Ping constituency had been declared vacant in a gazette notice published on February 9 in accordance with section 14 (1) of the District Boards Ordinance. His office became vacant on January 29,

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Nomination period for the by-election will be from tomorrow (Friday) to March

Nomination forms are now available at Eastern District Office, 11th floor, Eastern Law Courts Building, 29 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, and the Registration and Electoral Office (REO), 10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai.

The Kam Ping constituency, comprising 20 buildings including Metropole Building, Kam Ming Yuen, Ming Yuen Mansion and Kam Ping Building, has an electorate of 8,855.

Poll will be held unless the seat is uncontested.

Meanwhile, REO will send out poll cards today (Thursday) to 8,387 electors of the Tin King constituency reminding them the by-election date.

Those who do not receive the poll cards by February 26 may call the REO hotline on 2827 1122.

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Tender for second issue of 7-Year exchange fund notes

Tender for the second issue of 7-year exchange fund notes will be held on February 26 for settlement on February 27, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces today (Thursday).

An amount of $500 million 7-year notes will be offered while another $100 million will be held as reserve by HKMA for supply to market makers in the secondary market.