Rural By-election to be held on Sunday
The Home Affairs Department appeals to registered electors of the Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk, Kam Tsin Wai Tsuen, Wa Shan Tsuen and Yung Shue Ha Indigenous Inhabitant Representative Elections, and to registered electors of the Lin Fa Tei Resident Representative Election, to exercise their right to vote in the Rural By-election to be held this Sunday (May 17).
Nineteen Rural Representative vacancies are open in the by-election and 19 valid nominations were received during the nomination period. There aretwo candidates each running for the respective Indigenous Inhabitant Representative posts of Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk of the Tai Po Rural Committee, Kam Tsin Wai Tsuen of the Pat Heung Rural Committee, Wa Shan Tsuen of the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee and Yung Shue Ha of the Lamma Island (South) Rural Committee; and two candidates running for a Resident Representative post of Lin Fa Tei of the Pat Heung Rural Committee. Polling will be held for these five vacancies.
The other nine candidates were returned uncontested to be the Indigenous Inhabitant Representatives of Ha Yeung, Tai Po Mei, Kat O, Ma Wan Main Street and San Tong Po; and the Resident Representatives of Sheung Ling Pei, Shek Pik San Tsuen, Wo Liu Hang and Sha Tau Kok Market (West Lower).
No valid nomination was received for the remaining five vacancies, including the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative vacancy of Kwan Mun Hau, and the Resident Representative vacancies of Shan Pui Chung Hau (I), Shui Tin Tsuen, Tai Po and Tap Mun.
Polling will be held from noon to 7pm on May 17. Each elector is required to bring along the original of his/her identity document or other specific alternative document to the designated polling station as specified in the polling notice.
For further information, please visit the Rural Representative Election (RRE) website (www.had.gov.hk/rre) or call the RRE hotline at 2152 1521.
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Appointments to Board of Directors of Hong Kong Design Centre announced
The Government announced today (May 15) the appointments of the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) for a three-year term from May 15, 2026, to May 14, 2029.
The membership of the new term of the HKDC BoD is as follows:
Chairman
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Mr Steve Leung Chi-tien
Vice-Chairmen
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Dr Elita Lam Yee-nee
Mr Alan Cheung Yick-lun
Members
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Mr Patrick Bruce
Mr Alan Wan Siu-lun
Dr Albert Wong Kwan-butt
Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui
Mr Henry Lai Hin-wing
Mr Brian Hui Cheng-hung
Ms Bonnie Wong Tak-wei
Mr Calvin Chan Ka-wai
Mr Sunny Tan
Ex-officio Members
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Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries
Principal Assistant Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism (West Kowloon Cultural District)
Representative of Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries
Representative of Hong Kong Designers Association
Representative of Hong Kong Fashion Designers Association
Representative of Hong Kong Interior Design Association
Representative of Chartered Society of Designers (Hong Kong)
Assistant Executive Director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, said, "The appointed members come from a diverse background with extensive experience and expertise in their respective sectors, professions and community services. I am confident that they will provide valuable advice to the HKDC in fostering the continuous development of Hong Kong's design and related creative industries."
Miss Law also thanked the outgoing Chairman, Mr Joseph Lo Kin-ching, and Vice Chairman Professor Viveca Chan E-nam for their valuable contributions and support to the work of the HKDC during their tenure.
Since its establishment in 2001, the HKDC has been the Government's close strategic partner in promoting design and related cultural and creative industries. As the governing body of the HKDC, the BoD leads and steers the HKDC to effectively take forward initiatives of supporting small and medium enterprises in the design industry, proactively promoting the development of design and related cultural and creative industries of Hong Kong.
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