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The nomination exercise for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) has entered the last three weeks of electioneering. To enable voters to learn more about the candidates, a forum will be held for candidates to present their election platforms and to answer questions from voters. Twenty candidates standing for nomination will participate. Interested parties are welcome to attend.
The candidates forum will be held from 10am to 6pm this Saturday (September 4) in Y-Studio, 2/F, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. As the candidate in the arts interest of Drama is uncontested and no nomination was received for the arts interest of Arts Criticism, no polling or candidate forum sessions will be held for these two arts interests. Candidate forum sessions for the eight contested arts interests (Arts Administration, Arts Education, Dance, Film Arts, Literary Arts, Music, Visual Arts and Chinese Opera (Xiqu)) will be held as follows:
10.05am - 10.30am Arts Administration
10.30am - 11.30am Arts Education
11.30am - 12.15pm Dance
12.15pm - 12.40pm Film Arts
2pm - 2.55pm Literary Arts
2.55pm - 3.40pm Music
3.40pm - 4.15pm Visual Arts
4.15pm - 4.40pm Chinese Opera (Xiqu)
The programme of each session will comprise: 1) Presentation of candidate platform; 2) Answering questions from the floor; and 3) Debate among the candidates of the eight arts interests. Each candidate will have a maximum of three minutes in each part. A final question and answer session for all candidates for the eight arts interests will be conducted from 4.50pm to 6pm.
The list of candidates who will attend the forum is as follows:
Arts Interest Candidate(s)
Arts Administration Ms Cheung Chu-yu
Arts Education Mr Heung Lui
Mr Wai Ching
Ms Tse Siu-wah
Mr Chan Wai-lun
Ms Ho Yuk-ching
Dance Ms Yee Fui-koon
Mr Chow Man-fai
Film Arts Mr Vincent Chui Wan-shun
Literary Arts Mr Otis Wong Wai-ming
Mr Peter Cheng Wai-ming
Ms Tang Siu-wa
Mr Tang Kei-sang
Mr Choi Yick-wai
Music Ms Barbara Fei
Mr Lam Kwok-pan
Ms Helen Fong Liu Show-may
Visual Arts Mr Roalnd Ip Ho-lun
Chinese Opera (Xiqu) Mr Yuen Siu-fai
Ms Bernice Au Man-fung
Polling will be held from September 17 to 19, 2010, at the Hall of The Tsim Sha Tsui District Kai Fong Welfare Association, 136A Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. A cross-interest voting system will continue to be adopted this year. Voters from all the 10 arts interests may cast votes for candidates standing for nomination in the eight contested arts interests. A list of the nominated representatives will be submitted to the Chief Executive for consideration for appointment to the HKADC for the next term, which will begin on January 1, 2011.
Interested parties who wish to attend the candidates forum may register with Ms Virgini Fung or Ms Mary Wong at 2232 3981/ 2232 3932, or email info@voteforhkadc2010.hk. For more information about the nomination exercise, please visit the website: www.voteforhkadc2010.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:31
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