Nomination period for Rural By-election gazetted
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The by-election will return one Resident Representative for each of the four Existing Villages, namely Tai O Market Street, Shek Lau Po, Mau Wu Tsai and Sha Kong Wai. The by-election will also return one Indigenous Inhabitant Representative for each of the four Indigenous Villages, namely Shek Lau Po, Cheung Muk Tau, Sha Lo Tung Lei Uk and Fan Tin San Yi Cho.
To be eligible for an Indigenous Inhabitant Representative By-election, a candidate must be an indigenous inhabitant as well as a registered elector of the Indigenous Village and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong.
For a Resident Representative By-election, a candidate must be a resident of the Existing Village and must have been a resident of the Village for the six years immediately preceding the nomination. His or her principal residential address must be in the Village and "principal residential address" means the address of the dwelling place at which the candidate resides and which constitutes his or her sole or main home. The candidate must also be a registered elector of the Village.
All candidates of both categories must be permanent Hong Kong residents aged 21 or above and each candidate must be nominated by at least five registered electors from his or her Village. Each elector may nominate only one candidate. No one can stand as a candidate in more than one Village.
Nomination forms are available at the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres in the New Territories, the Home Affairs Department (HAD) and the Rural Representative Election website (www.had.gov.hk/rre). Nomination forms must be submitted in person to the Returning Officer of the respective Village by 5pm on November 2.
A spokesman for the HAD said that if there is more than one validly nominated candidate for the same Indigenous Village or Existing Village, a poll would be held for that Village on November 27 (Sunday). Eligible electors will receive a polling notice which specifies the date, time and place of the poll.
For enquiries, please call 2152 1521.
Ends/Friday, October 7, 2016
Issued at HKT 9:35
Issued at HKT 9:35
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