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   Following is the list of candidates elected in the contested

by-elections held yesterday (May 1) for nine Election Committee

(EC) subsectors:

TEXTILES AND GARMENT SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: LAM TAI FAI

ACCOUNTANCY SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: LEUNG KAI CHEONG KENNETH

                   LI KA CHEUNG ERIC

ARCHITECTURAL, SURVEYING AND PLANNING SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: CHEUNG TAT TONG

CHINESE MEDICINE SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: FENG JIU

ENGINEERING SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: LEE PING KUEN

                   YIM KIN PING

HIGHER EDUCATION SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: CHAN KING MING

LEGAL SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: CHEUNG TAT MING ERIC

                   SHIEH WING TAI PAUL

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: WONG YUEN TAI

                   CHEUNG CHEE CHUEN

HONG KONG AND KOWLOON DISTRICT COUNCILS SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: TSANG HEUNG KWAN

                   WONG KWOK KEUNG

                   CHAN CHUNG BUN BUNNY

   Following is the list of candidates elected unopposed in the

uncontested by-elections for seven subsectors:

FINANCE SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: LO CHUNG HING

IMPORT AND EXPORT SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: CHAN FUNG PING

INDUSTRIAL (FIRST) SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: TING WOO SHOU KENNETH

                   CHAN CHUN TUNG

INDUSTRIAL (SECOND) SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: CHAN WING KEE

LABOUR SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidate: YU KAM KEUNG

CHINESE PEOPLE'S POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: WONG KONG HON

                   KWOK PING SHEUNG WALTER

HEUNG YEE KUK SUBSECTOR

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Elected candidates: SIT HO YIN KINGSLEY

                   TANG KAM LEUNG

                   MOK KAM KWAI

                   CHEUNG FO TAI

   Six persons are returned as members of the Election

Committee by supplementary nominations by related religious

bodies for the Religious Subsector. They are HA KAY WAI HARRY

(nominated by the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal

Association); SOO YEE PO THOMAS (nominated by the Hong Kong

Christian Council); TONG WAI KI, CHEUNG KAM HUNG and LO WAI KON

(nominated by the Hong Kong Taoist Association) and WU TAI CHOW

(nominated by the Confucian Academy).

   The by-elections and supplementary nominations were held to

fill 33 vacancies in the Election Committee, which will elect

a new Chief Executive on July 10.

Ends/Monday, May 2, 2005

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