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Nominations for the by-election in the San Fu Constituency of the Tai Po District Council will open tomorrow (May 28).
"The nomination period will end on June 10. A nominee must be a registered geographical constituency elector aged 21 or above who has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for the three years immediately preceding his or her nomination," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) said today (May 27).
"A nomination form must be subscribed by 10 registered electors of the San Fu Constituency. Each elector is allowed to subscribe to only one nomination."
The nominee must personally hand in the completed nomination form and an election deposit of $3,000 to the Returning Officer for the by-election within the nomination period. Nominations are accepted from 9am to 5pm, Mondays to Fridays, and from 9am to noon on Saturdays.
The District Officer (Tai Po) has been appointed as the by-election's Returning Officer, whose office is located at 2/F, Tai Po Government Offices Building, 1 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, New Territories.
Nomination forms are available at the office of the Returning Officer or can be downloaded from the REO website (www.reo.gov.hk). They can also be obtained at the REO at 10/F, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The office will extend its service hours to include Saturday mornings from 9am to noon until the end of the nomination period.
"Nominees are advised to submit their nominations as early as possible to allow time to correct mistakes, if any, in the nomination forms before the deadline," the spokesman said.
Should there be more than one validly nominated candidate in the by-election, a poll will be held on July 19 (Sunday) to fill the vacant office of an elected member.
Enquiries can be made to the election hotline on 2891 1001.
Ends/Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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