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A total of 951 nomination forms for the 2015 District Council Ordinary Election had been received by the Returning Officers of the 18 districts at the close of the nomination period at 5pm today (October 15). The two-week nomination period started on October 2.
A total of 56 nomination forms were submitted to the Returning Officers today.
A total of six nominees submitted notices of withdrawal of candidature to the Returning Officers in four districts today. The nominees withdrew their candidatures in Ka Wai Constituency of Kowloon City District, Kai Tak North Constituency of Kowloon City District, Prince Constituency of Kowloon City District, Fung Wong Constituency of Wong Tai Sin District, Chung Wan Constituency of Central and Western District, and Tsim Sha Tsui Central Constituency of Yau Tsim Mong District. Two nominees withdrew their candidatures in Yan Ying Constituency of Sai Kung District and Pat Heung South Constituency of Yung Long District on October 10 and October 13 respectively.
A full list of the validly nominated candidates for the election will be published in the gazette after the Returning Officers have validated and confirmed the eligibility of candidature of the nominees.
The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold two briefing sessions for candidates at the Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre.
The briefing session for candidates of the nine districts on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon will be held on October 19, while candidates of the other nine districts in the New Territories and Islands will be briefed on October 20.
The briefing sessions will be chaired by the Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission, Mr Justice Barnabas Fung Wah, who will brief candidates on the important points to note in running their election campaigns and on general electoral arrangements. Representatives from the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Hongkong Post will also be present.
After each briefing session, the Returning Officers will determine by drawing lots the order of the names of candidates of their respective districts on ballot papers and the allocation of designated spots for the display of election advertisements.
For each of the 431 constituencies in the 18 districts across Hong Kong, a poll will be held on November 22 (Sunday) should there be more than one validly nominated candidate in the constituency.
The number of nomination forms received for each district is as follows:
October 15 Cumulative
total
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Hong Kong Island
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Central and Western 1 33
(1 nominee
withdrawn)
Wan Chai 3 26
Eastern 4 75
Southern 3 41
Kowloon
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Yau Tsim Mong 2 39
(1 nominee
withdrawn)
Sham Shui Po 2 54
Kowloon City 6 60
(3 nominees
withdrawn)
Wong Tai Sin 1 56
(1 nominee
withdrawn)
Kwun Tong 6 68
New Territories
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Tsuen Wan 1 40
Tuen Mun 8 70
Yuen Long 5 67
(1 nominee
withdrawn)
North 1 41
Tai Po 2 39
Sai Kung 1 66
(1 nominee
withdrawn)
Sha Tin 3 87
Kwai Tsing 4 65
Islands 3 24
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Total 56 951
Particulars of those who submitted nomination forms today will be available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/dc2015/eng/nominat2.html).
Ends/Thursday, October 15, 2015
Issued at HKT 19:57
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