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people actively involved in election of NPC deputies (11/11/2002)
Macao people showed great enthusiasm toward participation in the
signing up for the candidacy of deputies to the 10th National People's
Congress (NPC) of China.
The Special Administrative Region (SAR) will have 12 deputies to
the 10th NPC, but 20-odd people from every walk of life have already
drawn registration forms to fill in as electioneers since the registration
office opened on Nov. 5, sources said.
After handing in his registration form, Vong Fong Va, director
of the Macao Chinese Education Association, said that if he is elected,
he will work with other deputies to participate in the management
of state affairs and reflect the views and opinions of Macao compatriots.
Vong, a current NPC deputy, said he will focus his efforts on collecting
advice about boosting both the motherland and Macao through education,
science and technology.
Chow Kan Fai David, a member of the Macao Legislative Assembly,
told Xinhua that he has summed up certain experience in legislative
affairs over the past few years, and participation in NPC deputy
election will hopefully open a wider channel for him to represent
the idea of Macao people.
Pun Iok Lan, a deputy to the 9th NPC, showed confidence for her
re-election, saying that she will be particularly concerned about
China's inland efforts to solve the unemployment problem, since
the experience can be used to alleviate the jobless strains in Macao.
The registration office will accept the electioneers' forms between
Nov. 5 and 19. According to election procedures, a person who wants
to contest needs to be at least 18 years old and be a Chinese citizen,
and he or she must also have obtained at least 10 nominations from
the 203-member Conference for Electing Deputies of the Macao SAR
to the 10th NPC of China for his or her election registration to
be effective.
(xinhua)
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