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The nomination period for the by-election in the Kai Yip Constituency of the Kwun Tong District Council to fill the vacant office of an elected member will start tomorrow (March 29) and close on April 17.
"A nominee must be a registered geographical constituency elector aged 21 or above who has ordinarily lived in Hong Kong for the three years immediately before his/her nomination," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said today (March 28).
"A nomination must be subscribed to by 10 registered electors of the constituency. Each elector is allowed to subscribe to only one nomination."
The nominee must personally submit the completed nomination form, together with an election deposit of $3,000, to the Returning Officer for the by-election. Apart from general holidays, nominations can be handed in from 9am to 5pm, Mondays to Fridays, and from 9am to noon on Saturdays during the nomination period.
The Returning Officer for the by-election is the District Officer (Kwun Tong), whose office is located at 3/F Kwun Tong District Branch Offices Building, 6 Tung Yan Street, Kowloon.
Nomination forms and the Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of the District Council Elections are available at the office of the Returning Officer and can be downloaded at www.reo.gov.hk.
Nomination forms and the Guidelines are also available at the Registration and Electoral Office at 10/F Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, and at 10/F Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai. Both offices will extend their service hours to include, except for general holidays, Saturday mornings during the nomination period.
All nominees are advised to submit their nominations early so that they will have time to rectify mistakes before the deadline. Enquiries can be made to the election hotline, 2891 1001.
A poll will be held on Sunday, May 20, if there is more than one validly nominated candidate.
Ends/Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:21
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