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Teachers and principals urged to vote tomorrow

The Education Department appealed to all full-time registered and permitted teachers, including school heads, regular and temporary teachers employed on a monthly basis, to take part in the Council on Professional Conduct in Education election tomorrow (Wednesday).

The election will be held in individual schools under guidelines issued by the Education Department.

fair.

The department will conduct random inspections to ensure that the election is

Teachers attending day-time courses run by the Hong Kong Institute of Education should cast their votes at the polling stations set up in various campuses of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. To avoid double voting, they are not allowed to vote in their own schools.

Assistant Director of Education (Services). Mr David Pun, called on teachers of primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and special schools to exercise their right in electing candidates to represent them in the council, which is aimed at promoting the interest of teaching profession.

If teachers teach in more than one school, they should opt to exercise their voting right in only one of the schools. Should they vote in more than one school, the ballot papers will be considered null. Teachers who are eligible to vote are reminded to study the instructions on the ballot papers before casting their votes.

Mr Pun said, "Voters should not put down their names or any other marks of identification on the ballot papers. Otherwise, the vote will be considered void."

Secondary school voters can choose candidates from any or both aided and private schools. They may each vote for a maximum of four candidates, three from aided schools and one from private schools. Primary school teachers should vote for candidates from aided schools only. They may each vote for a maximum of three candidates.

Kindergarten voters should choose one candidate only while those of special school may each vote for a maximum of two candidates.