Nomination period for Village Representative By-election gazetted (14 October 2011)
The Government gazetted the nomination period for the Village Representative By-election today (October 14).
Ten Village Representative vacancies will be open for nominations from October 20 until November 2.
The by-election will cover five Resident Representatives for five Existing Villages, namely Tong Hang (Upper), Long Keng, Ha Hang, Mui Shue Hang and Kwong Shan Tsuen. The by-election will also cover five Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives for five Indigenous Villages, namely Cheung Sha Lower Village, Leng Pei Tsuen, Luk Keng Chan Uk, Ping Chau Tai Tong and Yuen Kong San Tsuen.
To be eligible for an Indigenous Inhabitant Representative By-election, a candidate must be an indigenous inhabitant as well as an elector of the indigenous village and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong.
For a Resident Representative By-election, a candidate must be a resident of the Existing Village and have been a resident of the Village for six years immediately preceding the nomination. His/her principal residential address must be in the Village and "principal residential address" means the address of the dwelling place at which the candidate resides, which should constitute his/her sole or main home. The candidate must also be an elector of the Village.
All candidates of both categories must be permanent Hong Kong residents aged 21 or above and each candidate must be nominated by at least five electors from that village. Each elector may nominate only one candidate for his or her village. No one can stand as a candidate in more than one village.
Nomination forms will be available at the Public Enquiry Service Centres of the New Territories District Offices, the Home Affairs Department and the Village Representative Election website (www.had.gov.hk/vre).
Nomination forms must be submitted in person to the Returning Officer, that is, the District Officer of the respective village, by 5pm on November 2.
A spokesman for the Home Affairs Department said that if there was more than one validly nominated candidate for the same village, a poll would be held for that village on November 27 (Sunday). Eligible voters will receive a polling notice which specifies the date, time and place of the poll.
For enquiries, please call 2152 1521.
Ends/Friday, October 14, 2011
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