Government gazettes Rural By-elections for Tap Mun and Ha Yeung in Sai Kung

The Government gazetted the Rural By-election today (27/3). Nineteen Rural Representative vacancies will be open for nominations from 2-17 April.
 
The by-election will return one Resident Representative (ReR) for each of the nine Existing Villages, and one Indigenous Inhabitant Representative (IIR) for each of the 10 Indigenous Villages. The nine Existing Villages are:

• Sheung Ling Pei,
• Tai Po,
• Sha Tau Kok Market (West Lower),
• Wo Liu Hang,
• Tap Mun,
• Shek Pik San Tsuen,
• Lin Fa Tei,
• Shui Tin Tsuen and
• Shan Pui Chung Hau (I).

The 10 Indigenous Villages are;

• ung Shue Ha,
• San Tong Po,
• Kat O,
• Wa Shan Tsuen,
• Ha Yeung,
• Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk,
• Tai Po Mei,
• Ma Wan Main Street,
• Kwan Mun Hau and
• Kam Tsin Wai Tsuen.

For the IIR By-election, a candidate must be an indigenous inhabitant of an Indigenous Village as well as an elector of the relevant Village and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong. For the ReR By-election, a candidate must be a resident of the relevant Existing Village and have resided there for six years immediately preceding the nomination. The candidate must also be an elector of the relevant Village.
 
All candidates must be Hong Kong permanent residents aged 21 or above and must be nominated by at least five registered electors from that Village. No person is allowed to stand as a candidate in more than one type of election (i.e. IIR or ReR By-election).
 
Nomination forms are available at the Home Affairs Department (HAD), the New Territories District Offices (NTDOs) and the Rural Representative Election (RRE) website (www.had.gov.hk/rre).