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A total of 75 nomination forms for the 2011 District Council election were received by Returning Officers of the 18 districts today (September 17).
This brings to 441 the total number of nomination forms received since the commencement of the nomination period on September 15, which will close on September 28.
The number of nomination forms received for each district is as follows:
September 17 Cumulative total
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Hong Kong Island
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Central and Western 3 16
Wan Chai 1 5
Eastern 18 41
Southern 5 17
Kowloon
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Yau Tsim Mong 0 19
Sham Shui Po 0 17
Kowloon City 1 26
Wong Tai Sin 0 36
Kwun Tong 0 37
New Territories
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Tsuen Wan 0 14
Tuen Mun 13 37
Yuen Long 3 40
North 1 3
Tai Po 2 26
Sai Kung 13 35
Sha Tin 13 45
Kwai Tsing 2 21
Islands 0 6
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Total 75 441
Particulars of the nominees will be available at the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/dc2011/eng/nominat2.html).
Ends/Saturday, September 17, 2011
Issued at HKT 14:56
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