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Three nominations were received by the Returning Officer for the by-election in the South Horizons West Constituency of Southern District Council by the close of the nomination period today (February 20).
The names, occupations, political affiliations and dates of nomination of the nominees are as follows:
Particulars of nominees
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Chan Judy Kapui
Community Development Officer
Political affiliation: New People's Party
Nominated on February 7
Yuen Mi-ming Erica
Retail Managing Director
Political affiliation: People Power
Nominated on February 11
Sin Chung-kai
Legislative Councillor
Political affiliation: The Democratic Party
Nominated on February 17
A full list of the validly nominated candidates will be published in the Gazette after the Returning Officer has validated and confirmed the eligibility of candidature of the nominees.
A poll will be held on March 23 (Sunday) should there be more than one validly nominated candidate in the constituency. The returned candidate will fill the vacant office of an elected member of Southern District Council.
The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold a briefing for candidates and their agents in the Southern District Council conference room, 1/F, Ocean Court, 3 Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong at 6.30pm on February 25 (Tuesday).
The Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission, Mr Justice Barnabas Fung Wah, will chair the briefing and introduce the guidelines on election-related activities. A representative from the Independent Commission Against Corruption will explain the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance. The Returning Officer and representatives from the Registration and Electoral Office, Hongkong Post and the Department of Justice will also be present.
Ends/Thursday, February 20, 2014
Issued at HKT 18:36
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