The Home Affairs Department appeals to registered electors of the Wong Ka Wai and Lung Tseng Tau Indigenous Inhabitant Representative Election to exercise their right to vote in the Rural By-election to be held this Sunday (October 7).

     Seven Rural Representative vacancies are open in the by-election and seven valid nominations were received during the nomination period. There are two candidates running for an Indigenous Inhabitant Representative post of Wong Ka Wai and Lung Tseng Tau of the Tung Chung Rural Committee. Polling will be held for the village.

     Five candidates were returned uncontested to be the Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives of Tam Shui Hang, Ho Chung, Fan Tin San Yi Cho and Tai Wai and the Resident Representative of Kwun Yam Shan and Kong Pui.
      
     No valid nomination was received for the Resident Representative vacancy of Mok Ka.

     The list of valid nominations is as follows:
 

Village	Name
--------	--------
Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives:
Tam Shui Hang	Chui Kit-wai (uncontested)
Ho Chung	Wan Sai-pong (uncontested)
Fan Tin San Yi Cho	Man Ka-way, Vincent (uncontested)
Tai Wai	Wong Lai-ping (uncontested)
Wong Ka Wai And Lung Tseng Tau*	Wong Shun-kwong
	Wong Chau-ping
Resident Representative:
Kwun Yam Shan and Kong Pui	Wong Man-kit (uncontested)
(*Polling required)

 
     Polling will be held from noon to 7pm on October 7. Electors are required to bring the original of their identity documents to the designated polling station as specified in the polling notice. 

     There will be arrangements to enable remanded persons and detainees who are registered electors of the village to cast their votes in the by-election. 

     Arrangements will be made for electors who are remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies (other than the Correctional Services Department) to cast their votes at the dedicated polling station located on G/F, Mei Tin Community Hall, 9 Mei Mun Lane, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories. The polling hours are from noon to 7pm.

     If necessary, reserved dedicated polling stations will also be set up in the 21 penal institutions for electors under the custody of the Correctional Services Department to cast their votes from 1pm to 4pm. 

     For further information, please visit the Rural Representative Election website, www.had.gov.hk/rre, or call 2152 1521.

Ends/Thursday, October 4, 2018
Issued at HKT 11:30

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