A total of 380 nominations for the 2003 District Council Election were received by the Returning Officers of the 18 districts on the first day of a two-week nomination period starting today (October 2).
The breakdown of nominations by district is:
Central and Western 9
Wan Chai 10
Eastern 25
Southern 20
Yau Tsim Mong 19
Sham Shui Po 16
Kowloon City 33
Wong Tai Sin 35
Kwun Tong 40
Tsuen Wan 6
Tuen Mun 38
Yuen Long 30
North 16
Tai Po 14
Sai Kung 17
Sha Tin 24
Kwai Tsing 22
Islands 6
Total 380
Personal particulars of the nominees including their constituency, name, sex, occupation and political affiliation will be available at the 2003 District Council Election website, http://www.elections.gov.hk at a later time.
End/Thursday, October 2, 2003
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