The Home Affairs Department has urged all registered electors to exercise their right to vote in the 2007 Village Representative Elections which start tomorrow.
Polling will be held from noon to 7pm for five consecutive Saturdays and Sundays until February 4 in respective villages.
There are about 170,000 registered electors and more than 1,600 candidates in the upcoming Village Representative Elections.
Among the candidates, 995 have been returned uncontested and 634 will compete for a total of 325 seats in the elections.
Electors are required to bring along the relevant polling notice and their identity documents to the designated polling station on election day for their village.
The department said it places great importance on these elections. With the supervision of the Electoral Affairs Commission and assistance from other government departments, the department will ensure that elections will be held in an open, fair and honest manner.
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