A record 195 candidates are running in the upcoming direct election of 14 seats in the legislature, Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.
If all the candidates are formally approved by the committee, there will be nearly 14 candidates for each directly-elected seat.
Tong also said there were two groups – officially known as lists – that have not completed all the required paperwork while some of the candidates on another two lists are not registered voters and, consequently, cannot stand in the election.
Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong (front) briefs reporters yesterday after a regular meeting of the government-appointed committee, as fellow committee members Lai U Hou (left) and Iong Kong Leong look on, at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo. Photo: Debby Seng
