935 validly nominated candidates for District Council Ordinary Election
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     The names of the 935 validly nominated candidates for the 2015 District Council Ordinary Election were gazetted today (October 26). The numbers for each candidate on the ballot papers, which were determined by drawing lots, were also gazetted.

     Candidates in 68 of the 431 constituencies in the 18 districts have been returned uncontested while a total of 867 candidates will compete for the remaining 363 seats.

     "Polling will take place on November 22. A total of 495 ordinary polling stations and 24 dedicated polling stations will be open on the polling day for about 3.12 million electors listed on the 2015 electoral roll to cast their votes," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said.

     "About 570,000 registered electors in the 68 uncontested constituencies do not have to vote," he said.

     The polling hours for the ordinary polling stations and the three dedicated polling stations set up at police stations will be from 7.30am to 10.30pm. For the 21 dedicated polling stations set up in penal institutions, for security reasons, the polling hours will be from 9am to 4pm.

     The number of candidates, seats and registered electors of the contested constituencies in the 18 districts are:

                    Candidates  Contested  Registered
                                seats      electors
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Hong Kong Island
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Central and Western    31         15        104,547
Wan Chai               23         11         60,349
Eastern                65         25        222,159
Southern               38         14        113,710

Kowloon
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Yau Tsim Mong          35         16         99,377
Sham Shui Po           54         23        176,706
Kowloon City           54         21        160,064
Wong Tai Sin           53         23        223,895
Kwun Tong              57         26        243,437

New Territories
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Tsuen Wan              37         16        133,351
Tuen Mun               67         26        241,348
Yuen Long              57         26        226,726
North                  36         13        119,641
Tai Po                 36         16        142,738
Sai Kung               62         25        219,033
Sha Tin                81         34        329,325
Kwai Tsing             61         25        243,955
Islands                20          8         60,877
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Total                 867        363      3,121,238

     The gazette notices and information of the candidates are available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk).

Ends/Monday, October 26, 2015
Issued at HKT 14:47

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