Five candidates will run in the Southern District Council Ap Lei Chau North Constituency by-election on March 20 to compete for a vacant seat in the council. A briefing for candidates and their agents will be held on February 22.

The candidates are Cheung Sik Yung (secretary), Wan Kam-cheung (property manager/Democratic Party), Petrus Chan (ex-vice president of a commercial banking division), Chiu Kwing-shing (registered professional engineer) and Ng Ting-kit (executive officer/Liberal Party).

A briefing for candidates and their agents will be held at the Southern District Council Conference Room on February 22, when the Electoral Affairs Commission chairman Justice Woo Kwok-hing will introduce the guidelines on election-related activities.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption will explain the Elections (Corrupt & Illegal Conduct) Ordinance. The returning officer and officials of the Registration & Electoral Office, Post Office and Department of Justice will also be present.