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Three nominations were received by the Returning Officer for the by-election in the Tsz Wan West Constituency of Wong Tai Sin District Council by the close of the nomination period today (October 23).
The names, occupations and political affiliations of the three nominees are as follows:
Particulars of nominees:
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Yuen Kwok-keung
Certified financial organiser
Political affiliation: Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Nominated on October 10
Lui Wing-kei
District development officer
Political affiliation: The Democratic Party
Nominated on October 15
Lee Ling-fung
Full-time community worker (translation from Chinese)
Political affiliation: ---
Nominated on October 21
The Returning Officer will rule on the validity of the nominees' candidature shortly.
A briefing for candidates and their agents will be held at the Wong Tai Sin District Council Conference Room, 6/F, Lung Cheung Office Block, 138 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, at 6pm next Tuesday (October 28). Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission, Mr Justice Pang Kin-kee, will chair the briefing and introduce the guidelines on election-related activities.
A representative from the Independent Commission Against Corruption will explain the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance. The Returning Officer and representatives from the Registration and Electoral Office, the Hongkong Post and the Department of Justice will also be present.
If there is more than one validly nominated candidate, voting for a contested election is set for November 30 (Sunday). The returned candidate will fill a vacant seat of an elected member in the Wong Tai Sin District Council.
Ends/Thursday, October 23, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:46
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