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915 validly nominated candidates for District Council Election
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     The names of the 915 validly nominated candidates for the 2011 District Council Election were gazetted today (October 10). The numbers for each candidate on the ballot papers, which were determined by drawing lots, were also gazetted.

     Candidates in 76 of the 412 constituencies in the 18 districts have been returned uncontested while a total of 839 candidates will compete for the remaining 336 seats.

     "Polling will take place on November 6. A total of 452 ordinary polling stations and 25 dedicated polling stations will be open on the polling day for about 2.9 million electors listed on the 2011 electoral roll to cast their votes," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said.

     "About 660,000 registered electors in the uncontested constituencies do not have to vote," he said.

     The polling hours for the ordinary polling stations and the three dedicated polling stations set up at police stations will be from 7.30am to 10.30pm. For the 22 dedicated polling stations set up in penal institutions, for security reasons, the polling hours will be from 9am to 4pm.

     The number of candidates, seats and registered electors of the contested constituencies in the 18 districts are:

                    Candidates  Contested  Registered
                                seats      electors
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Hong Kong Island
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Central and Western    37         15         106,787
Wan Chai               24         10          55,687
Eastern                57         23         203,851
Southern               31         13         105,624

Kowloon
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Yau Tsim Mong          51         16         108,299
Sham Shui Po           55         20         161,718
Kowloon City           48         20         153,574
Wong Tai Sin           46         19         187,249
Kwun Tong              60         25         230,703

New Territories
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Tsuen Wan              33         14         115,695
Tuen Mun               67         26         236,252
Yuen Long              51         22         192,516
North                  44         17         162,736
Tai Po                 34         14         124,646
Sai Kung               50         18         170,203
Sha Tin                69         30         289,329
Kwai Tsing             59         25         236,607
Islands                23          9          56,686
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Total                 839        336       2,898,162

     The gazette notices and information of the candidates are available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).

Ends/Monday, October 10, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:31

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