324 nomination forms for District Council Ordinary Election received

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The nomination period for the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election starts today (October 4) and runs until October 17. A total of 324 nominations were received by the Returning Officers of the 18 districts on the first day of the nomination period.

The number of nomination forms received for each district is as follows:

Hong Kong Island

Central and Western	16
Wan Chai	5
Eastern	18
Southern	17

Kowloon

Yau Tsim Mong	16
Sham Shui Po	9
Kowloon City	23
Wong Tai Sin	33
Kwun Tong	9

New Territories

Tsuen Wan	13
Tuen Mun	34
Yuen Long	34
North	11
Tai Po	11
Sai Kung	28
Sha Tin	17
Kwai Tsing	24
Islands	6

Total: 324

The Registration and Electoral Office reminds nominees that due to limited space in the Returning Officer's office, each nominee shall be accompanied by only one companion during submission of the nomination form. Please refer to the "Points to Note for Submission of Nomination Forms" on the election website
(www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dce/Points_to_Note_for_Submission_of_Nomination_Forms(Eng).pdf).

Particulars of the nominees will be available on the election website (www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/eng/nominat2.html).

Ends/Friday, October 4, 2019
Issued at HKT 22:26

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