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The nomination period for the by-election in the Kai Yip Constituency of the Kwun Tong District Council to fill the vacant office of an elected member will run from March 29 to April 17.
"If there is more than one validly nominated candidate, a poll will be held on Sunday, May 20," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said today (March 2).
"A nominee must be a registered geographical constituency elector aged 21 or above who has ordinarily lived in Hong Kong for the three years immediately before his/her nomination," the spokesman said.
"He/she must have his/her nomination form subscribed by 10 registered electors of the constituency. Each elector is allowed to subscribe to only one nomination."
The nominee must personally hand in the completed nomination form, together with an election deposit of $3,000, to the Returning Officer for the by-election within the nomination period. Apart from general holidays, nominations are accepted from 9am to 5pm, Mondays to Fridays, and from 9am to noon on Saturdays.
For details about nominations, potential candidates can read the Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of the District Councils Elections at www.reo.gov.hk. Hard copies of the guidelines can be obtained from the Returning Officer. Enquiries can be made to the Election Hotline, 2891 1001.
The District Officer (Kwun Tong) has been appointed as the Returning Officer for the by-election. His office is located at 3/F Kwun Tong District Branch Offices Building, 6 Tung Yan Street, Kowloon.
Nomination forms are available at the office of the Returning Officer and can be downloaded at www.reo.gov.hk.
Nomination forms are also available at the Registration and Electoral Office at 10/F Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, and at 10/F Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai. Both offices will extend their service hours to include, apart from general holidays, Saturday mornings during the nomination period.
The spokesman advised all nominees to submit their nominations as early as possible so that they would have time to rectify mistakes before the deadline.
Details of the by-election, the appointment of the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officer, and the appointment of the Nominations Advisory Committee were announced in the Government Gazette today.
Ends/Friday, March 2, 2007
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