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The Returning Officer for the Legislative Council by-election for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency has ruled that the nominations of eight individuals as candidates in the by-election were valid.
Particulars of all the validly nominated candidates are as follows:
Name: Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
Gender: female
Occupation: chairperson, Savantas Policy Institute Ltd
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 17
Name: Lee Wing-kin
Gender: male
Occupation: barrister
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 17
Name: Anson Chan Fang
Gender: female
Occupation: retired civil servant
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 22
Name: Tandon Lal Chaing (Stanley)
Gender: male
Occupation: director
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 26
Name: Lau Yuk-shing (Liu Tai)
Gender: male
Occupation: worker
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 26
Name: Siu See-kong (Xi Hua Seng)
Gender: male
Occupation: solicitor
Political affiliation: Party for Civic Rights and Livelihood of People of Hong Kong Limited
Date of nomination: October 26
Name: Ling Wai-wan (Cecilia)
Gender: female
Occupation: director
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 26
Name: Ho Loy
Gender: female
Occupation: volunteer
Political affiliation: ---
Date of nomination: October 31
The list of the above candidates and their candidate numbers determined by the drawing of lots will be published in the Gazette later.
Voting for the by-election will take place on December 2. The returned candidate will fill a vacant seat in the Legislative Council for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency.
Ends/Friday, November 2, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:05
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