A record 25 groups will stand in the upcoming direct legislative election, Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.
The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. A total of 14 of the legislature’s 33 seats will be directly elected.
Four years ago, the committee received applications from 22 groups to stand in the direct election, but only 20 were approved. This year’s number of direct-election lists is the highest on record.
Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee President Tong Hio Fong (front) briefs reporters yesterday after a regular meeting of the committee, as fellow committee members Victor Chan Chi Ping (first from left), Kou Peng Kuan (second from left), Lai U Hou (third from left), Iong Kong Leong (first from right) and Jose Fonseca Tavares look on, at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo. Photo: Debby Seng
