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Legislative Council election forums
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Two of the four Legislative Council election forums
organised by the District Offices for the Hong Kong Island
geographical constituency will be cancelled, the Home
Affairs Department (HAD) announced today (Thursday).
"Following consultations with the candidates
concerned, it was decided that the last two forums
originally scheduled on May 16 and May 18 should be
cancelled as it was felt that the electorate would already
have sufficient opportunities to engage in direct
exchanges with the candidates on the earlier forums on May
7 and 9 and similar forums organised by others," an HAD
spokesman explained.
"The decision, however, will not affect the forums
organised by the District Offices for the geographical
constituencies in New Territories East and West as well as
Kowloon East and West," the spokesman added.
The following is a schedule of election forums
organised by the District Offices that have yet to take
place :
New Territories East Constituency
Date Time Venue
May 16 (Saturday) 8 pm Wan Tau Tong
Neighbourhood
Community Centre,
Wan Tau Tong Estate,
Tai Po
May 17 (Sunday) 2.30 pm Cheung Wah Community
Centre, Cheung Wah
Estate, Fanling
May 21 (Thursday) 7.30 pm Sai Kung Jockey Club Town
Hall, Chan Man Street,
Sai Kung
New Territories West Constituency
May 16 (Saturday) 3 pm Kwai Fong Metroplaza,
Kwai Fong
May 16 (Saturday) 8 pm Lut Sau Hall, Yuen Long
May 17 (Sunday) 10 am Princess Alexandra
Community Centre,
Tsuen Wan
May 17 (Sunday) 2.30 pm Tuen Mun Cultural Square,
Tuen Mun Town Hall,
Tuen Mun
Kowloon East Constituency
May 16 (Saturday) 4 pm Lok Wah Estate Community
Centre, Lok Wah South
Estate, Kwun Tong
Kowloon West Constituency
May 16 (Saturday) 8 pm Henry G. Leong
Community Centre,
60 Public Square Street,
Yau Ma Tei
The forums will include a self-introduction by the
candidates, a summary of their political platforms and
floor discussions. They offer the electorate a face-to-
face opportunity to gain a better understanding of the
platforms of the candidates running in their respective
constituencies.
End/Thursday, May 14, 1998
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