Nominations of candidates for 2023 Rural Ordinary Election to start tomorrow
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There are three types of Rural Representatives, namely Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives (IIRs), Resident Representatives (ReRs) and Kaifong Representatives (KFRs). For the IIR Election, a candidate must be an indigenous inhabitant of an Indigenous Village/Composite Indigenous Village as well as an elector of the relevant Village and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong. For the ReR and KFR Elections, a candidate must be a resident of the relevant Existing Village/Market Town and have resided there for six years immediately preceding the nomination. He or she must also be an elector of the relevant Village/Market Town.
All candidates must be Hong Kong permanent residents aged 21 or above and must be nominated by at least five registered electors from that Village/Market Town. No person is allowed to stand as a candidate in more than one type of election (i.e. IIR, ReR or KFR elections), while each elector can only subscribe the nomination(s) of not more than the vacancy/vacancies to be filled for a particular Village/Market Town.
Nomination forms are available at the Home Affairs Department and the Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of the New Territories District Offices, and the Rural Representative Election (RRE) website (www.had.gov.hk/rre).
Nomination forms must be submitted in person to the Returning Officers between 9am and 5pm from Monday to Friday and from 9am to noon on Saturdays, except general holidays.
A gazette notice on valid nominations will be published within 14 days after the nomination period. Each validly nominated candidate will be informed separately.
For enquiries, please call 2152 1521 or contact the respective New Territories District Office. Members of the public can also visit the RRE website for more information.
Ends/Thursday, November 3, 2022
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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