The Government declared by notices in the Gazette today (June 4) the existence of one vacant elected seat each in the Central and Western District Council Water Street Constituency, Chung Wan Constituency and Kennedy Town and Mount Davis Constituency; the Eastern District Council Fortress Hill Constituency, Fort Street Constituency and King Yee Constituency; the Sai Kung District Council Kin Ming Constituency; and the Sha Tin District Council Kam Ying Constituency.      
               
     Mr Hui Chi Fung, an elected member of the Central and Western District Council Chung Wan Constituency, had been consecutively absent from all the meetings of the Council since January 28, 2021, without obtaining the consent of the Council before the end of the disqualifying period. Pursuant to section 24(5) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) (the Ordinance), Mr Hui has been disqualified from holding office since May 29, 2021. His office has become vacant since that day under section 26(c) of the Ordinance.

     Moreover, following the resignation of elected members set out in the table below, pursuant to section 26(b) of the Ordinance, their offices have become vacant from the dates specified in the table below. 
 

Member	Office has become vacant from
Mr Ho Chi Wang (Central and Western District Council Water Street Constituency)	May 27, 2021
Mr Chan Jason Ka Yau (Eastern District Council Fortress Hill Constituency)	June 1, 2021
Ms Fu Kai Lam (Eastern District Council Fort Street Constituency)	June 1, 2021
Mr Leung Li (Sai Kung District Council Kin Ming Constituency)	June 1, 2021
Mr Ting Tsz Yuen (Sha Tin District Council Kam Ying Constituency)	June 1, 2021
Ms Tsang Yan Ying (Eastern District Council King Yee Constituency)	June 1, 2021
Ms Wong Kin Ching (Central and Western District Council Kennedy Town and Mount Davis Constituency)	June 4, 2021

Ends/Friday, June 4, 2021
Issued at HKT 11:00

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