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The Nomination Exercise for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) has entered the last four 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-five candidates standing for nomination will participate. Interested parties are welcome to attend.
The candidate forum will be held from 10am to 6.30pm this Saturday (September 14) at Mong Kok Community Hall, L2, Mong Kok Complex, 557 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok. Candidate forum sessions for the 10 arts interests (Arts Administration, Arts Criticism, Arts Education, Dance, Drama, Film Arts, Literary Arts, Music, Visual Arts and Chinese Opera (Xiqu)) will be held as follows:
10am - 10.40am Dance
10.45am - 11.25am Arts Education
11.30am - 12 noon Film Arts
12.05pm - 1pm Drama
2.05pm - 2.35pm Arts Criticism
2.40pm - 3.10pm Literary Arts
3.15pm - 3.55pm Arts Administration
4pm - 4.55pm Music
5pm - 5.30pm Chinese Opera (Xiqu)
5.35pm - 6.30pm Visual Arts
The programme for each session of the respective arts interests will include: (1) presentation of candidate platform; (2) answering questions from the floor; and (3) debate among the candidates of the respective arts interests. Each candidate will have a maximum of five minutes for candidate platform presentation, and three minutes for each of the remaining two segments.
The list of candidates who will attend the forum is as follows:
Arts Interest Candidates
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Arts Administration Ms Ip Yun-yun
Ms Chung Siu-mui
Mr Eddy Au Wan-leung
Arts Criticism Mr Lo Wai-luk
Mr Max Wong Wai-lun
Arts Education Mr Leung Sung-yum
Ms Wong Pik-ying
Mr Wong Chok-sun
Dance Ms Mui Cheuk-yin
Mr Law Yiu-wai
Ms Yiu Sau-mui
Drama Mr Anthony Wong Chau-sang
Mr Tse Kin-man
Mr Dymo Leung Wing-nang
Film Arts Ms Ellen Pau
Literary Arts Ms Ng Mei-kwan
Mr Choi Yick-wai
Music Mr David Quah
Ms Barbara Fei
Visual Arts Mr Lee Kam-yin
Ms Poon Siu-han
Mr Oliver Chan Chi-man
Mr Chan Kam-shing
Chinese Opera (Xiqu) Ms Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
Ms Lau Wai-ming
Polling is scheduled for October 6 to 7, 2013. Cross-arts interest voting will continue to be adopted this year. Voters from the 10 arts interests may cast votes for candidates standing for nomination in all of the 10 arts interests. A list of the nominated representatives will be submitted to the Chief Executive for consideration of appointment to the HKADC for the next term beginning January 1, 2014.
For enquiries, please call Ms Mary Wong or Ms Kelly Tang at 2232 3932/2232 3929, or email: mary@prconcept.com. For more information about the Nomination Exercise, please visit the website: www.voteforhkadc2013.hk.
Ends/Thursday, September 12, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:45
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