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A total of 24 nominations for the 2007 District Council election were received by Returning Officers of the 18 districts today (October 13).
This brings to 860 the total number of nominations since the nomination period started on October 2. Nominations will close on October 15.
The Returning Officer of the Yau Tsim Mong District today received a notice of withdrawal of candidature from a nominee, Mr Mok Kwan-hung, for the poll in Mong Kok West.
The breakdown of nominations by districts is as follows:
October 13 Accumulative Total
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Hong Kong Island
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Central and Western 1 30
Wan Chai 1 22
Eastern 2 74
Southern 1 34
Kowloon
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Yau Tsim Mong 2 37
(1 candidate withdrawn)
Sham Shui Po 1 44
Kowloon City 0 51
Wong Tai Sin 0 50
Kwun Tong 1 68
New Territories
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Tsuen Wan 0 36
Tuen Mun 2 60
Yuen Long 1 66
North 0 43
Tai Po 0 39
Sai Kung 7 48
Sha Tin 3 74
Kwai Tsing 2 57
Islands 0 27
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Total 24 860
Particulars of the candidates, including their names, genders, occupations and political affiliations, will be available at the election website at www.elections.gov.hk/dc2007/eng/nomination_received.html.
Ends/Saturday, October 13, 2007
Issued at HKT 13:51
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