37 nominations received for LegCo election

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     A total of 37 nomination papers for the Legislative

Council election in May were received today (Thursday),

the first day of the nomination period which will run to

April 24.



     The breakdown of nominations by constituency/Election

Committee is:





Geographical           No. of nominations

Constituency           received today

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Hong Kong Island             4



Kowloon West                 3



Kowloon East                 2



New Territories West         6



New Territories East         4



(Note: each nomination is submitted by one candidate or a

list of candidates)



Functional             No. of nominations

Constituency           received today

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Urban Council



Regional Council



Heung Yee Kuk



Agriculture and Fisheries    2



Insurance



Transport



Education                    1



Legal



Accountancy                  1



Medical



Health Services



Engineering                  2



Architectural, Surveying

and Planning                 1



Labour



Social Welfare



Real Estate and

Construction



Tourism                      1



Commercial(First)            1



Commercial(Second)           1



Industrial(First)            1



Industrial(Second)



Finance



Financial Services           1



Sports, Performing Arts,

Culture and Publication



Import and Export            1



Textiles and Garment         1



Wholesale and Retail         1



Information Technology       1



Election Committee

Constituency                 2

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End/Thursday, April 9, 1998

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