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By-election for education conduct council

The Education Department today (Tuesday) encouraged Primary school teachers and school heads to vote in a by-election on Thursday (October 3) to fill two seats on the Council for Professional Conduct in Education.

Education Officer, Mr M L Lau, noted that the council is to promote the interests of the teaching profession by enhancing professional conduct and status. He urged teachers to show support for the council by exercising their voting right.

Voting will be conducted in local primary schools.

There is one nominee for each of the contested seats.

Mr Ho Kwok-suen of North Point Government Primary AM School is contesting the seat for the Government Primary Schools Category while Ms Ho Yun- ling of Hong Kong Shu Yan School is running for the Private Primary Schools Category seat.

Mr Lau said Mr Ho and Ms Ho will each need at least 500 votes on Thursday in order to be elected to the Council.

Teachers and school heads can vote for candidates of both Government Primary Schools Category and the Private Primary Schools Category.

Mr Lau said the Education Department's District Education Officers will visit more than 130 schools on Thursday to monitor voting.

Meanwhile, Mr Au Yeung Chi of Hong Kong Teachers' Association has been returned uncontested in the by-election because, unlike Mr Ho and Ms Ho, the seat he sought is in the Organisation-nominated Category and no voting is required.

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