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The Home Affairs Department appeals to registered electors to exercise their right to vote in the village representative by-election to be held this Sunday (May 25).
Seven Village Representative vacancies are open in the by-election and eight valid nominations were received during the nomination period.
There are two candidates running for the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative post of Lo Wai of the Tsuen Wan Rural Committee, and two candidates running for the Resident Representative post of Shung Ching San Tsuen (II) of the Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee. Polling will be held for the villages.
Four candidates were returned uncontested in their villages to be the Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives of Nai Chung and Shek Wu Tong Tsuen; and Resident Representatives of Shek Kiu Tau and Sai O. No valid nomination was received for Tong Sheung Tsuen.
The list of valid nominations is as follows:
Village Name
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Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives:
Nai Chung Wong Yuk-kwan
(uncontested)
Shek Wu Tong Tsuen Choy Chi-wai
(uncontested)
Lo Wai* Wong Tin-chi;
Wong Chi-hung
Resident Representatives:
Shek Kiu Tau Mo Yuk-lung
(uncontested)
Sai O Lee Kat-wing
(uncontested)
Shung Ching San Tsuen (II)* Hung Sing-ip;
Tse Tack-kwong
(*Polling required)
Polling will be held from noon to 7pm on May 25. Electors are required to bring their identity documents to the designated polling station as specified in the polling notice.
There will be arrangements to facilitate remanded persons and detainees who are registered electors to cast their votes in the by-election.
Arrangements will be made for electors who are remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies (other than the Correctional Services Department) to cast their votes at the dedicated polling station located at Mei Tin Community Hall, 9 Mei Mun Lane, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories. The polling hours are from noon to 7pm.
If necessary, reserved dedicated polling stations will also be set up in the 22 penal institutions for electors under the custody of the Correctional Services Department to cast their votes from 1pm to 4pm.
For further information, please visit the Rural Representative Elections website, www.had.gov.hk/rre, or call 2152 1521.
Ends/Thursday, May 22, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:45
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