The Home Affairs Department today appealed to registered electors of the Ko Tong Indigenous Inhabitant Representative Election, and of the Nam Wai, Fung Yuen, Kau Lung Hang and Tseng Tau Tsuen (Upper) Resident Representative Elections to vote in the Rural By-election on December 1.

Fifty-eight rural representative vacancies are open in the by-election, and 38 valid nominations were received during the nomination period.

There are two candidates running for an Indigenous Inhabitant Representative post of Ko Tong of the Sai Kung North Rural Committee.

Meanwhile, there are two candidates each running for the respective Resident Representative posts of Nam Wai of the Sai Kung Rural Committee, Fung Yuen and Kau Lung Hang of the Tai Po Rural Committee and Tseng Tau Tsuen (Upper) of the Tuen Mun Rural Committee.

Polling will be held for these five vacancies.

The other 28 candidates were returned uncontested to be the Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives of Pui O Lo Wai, Mang Kung Uk, Pan Long Wan, Mau Ping New Village, Kei Ling Ha San Wai, Lai Chi Chong, Pak Tam Au, Tung Sam Kei, Uk Tau, Cheung Uk Tei, Tong Sheung Tsuen, Sam Tung Uk and Sham Tseng; the Resident Representatives of Pui O Lo Wai, Sha Lo Wan, Nam Chung, San Tsuen, Shek Chung Au, Kam Tsin, Nga Yiu Ha, Pak Kong Au, Lin Au Cheng Uk, Ma Wo Tsuen, San Tsuen (Lam Tsuen), Tin Liu Ha, Sai Lau Kok and Sheung Kwai Chung; and the Kaifong Representative of Cheung Chau Market Town.

No valid nomination was received for the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative vacancies of Po Toi, Sok Kwu Wan, Wu Shek Kok, Long Ke, Pak Tam Chung, Wong Keng Tsai, To Yuen Tung and Yin Ngam, and the Resident Representative vacancies of Po Toi, Ngau Kwu Long, Luk Keng Wong Uk, Wu Shek Kok, Hoi Pong Street, Lung Mei, Ma Nam Wat, Pak Tam Chung, Ping Tun, Sai Wan, Mui Tsz Lam, Ha Yeung, Pak Sha O, Ping Chau Sha Tau, Uk Tau, Kam Shan Village and Ham Tin.

Polling will be held from noon to 7pm.

The department reminded electors to bring their original identity document or other specific alternative documents to the designated polling station as specified in the polling notice.