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Islands District Council by-election poll cards sent to electors
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     The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) has mailed poll cards to more than 6 000 registered electors of the Tung Chung North Constituency to remind them to vote in the Islands District Council by-election on April 27.

     "Electors who have not yet received their poll cards can call the election hotline on 2891 1001," a spokesman for the REO said today (April 16).

     "Electors are advised to read carefully the address of the designated polling station on their poll cards indicating where they should cast their votes," he said.

     Together with the poll cards, the REO has sent to every elector of the Tung Chung North Constituency a map showing the location of the designated polling station, a Guide on Voting Procedure, an Introduction to Candidates and a leaflet from the Independent Commission Against Corruption on clean elections.

     A polling station located at the Tung Chung Community Hall, G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, New Territories, will open to electors from 7.30am to 10.30pm on the polling day.

     Tung Chung North Constituency electors who are remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies other than the Correctional Services Department (CSD) on the polling day, and who have expressed their wish to vote in the by-election, will be able to cast their ballots at the dedicated polling station located at Kwai Chung Police Station, 999 Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories. The polling hours will be from 7.30am to 10.30pm.

     Should there be any Tung Chung North Constituency electors imprisoned or remanded in the CSD's custody on the polling day, arrangements will be made for them to vote at the dedicated polling stations set up in their respective penal institutions. The REO will make an announcement on April 26 on the number of dedicated polling stations to be set up in penal institutions.

     For security reasons, the polling hours for the dedicated polling stations in penal institutions will be from 9am to 4pm.

     The voting procedure for electors and the venue setup at the dedicated polling stations will be basically the same as those of the ordinary polling station.

     The three candidates contesting the by-election are Leung Siu-tong (No. 1), Cheung Fong-han Juliana (No. 2) and Yu Chun-cheung Peter (No. 3).

Ends/Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Issued at HKT 14:30

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