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A total of 74 nominations for the 2003 District Council Election were received by the Returning Officers of the 18 districts today (October 6).
This brings to 505 the total number of nominees since the two-week nomination period started on October 2.
The breakdown of nominations by district is:
October 6 Accumulative total********* ******************
Central and Western 0 11
Wan Chai 0 12
Eastern 13 42
Southern 0 24
Yau Tsim Mong 3 23
Sham Shui Po 0 17
Kowloon City 2 37
Wong Tai Sin 3 43
Kwun Tong 9 55
Tsuen Wan 2 8
Tuen Mun 3 46
Yuen Long 3 35
North 2 21
Tai Po 6 21
Sai Kung 10 30
Sha Tin 6 35
Kwai Tsing 10 37
Islands 2 8
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Total 74 505
Personal particulars of all nominees including their constituency, name, sex, occupation and political affiliation will be available later at the 2003 District Council Election website (http://www.elections.gov.hk).
A total of 400 District Council members for the 18 District Councils, one for each constituency, will be elected on November 23.
End/Monday, October 6, 2003
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