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1936 Hong Kong municipal election

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1936 Hong Kong municipal election

← 1935 13 January 1936 1937 →
 
Nominee Chau Sik-nin
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote Uncontested

Member before election

R. A. de Castro Basto

Elected Member

Chau Sik-nin

The 1936 Hong Kong Urban Council election was supposed to be held on 13 January 1936 for one of the two unofficial seats in the Urban Council of Hong Kong. It was supposed to be the first election after the Sanitary Board was reconstituted into the Urban Council.

Dr. Chau Sik-nin, who later became the Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive and Legislative Council, was elected without being contested.

References

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  • Endacott, G. B. Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history Hong Kong University Press. (1964)
  • The Hong Kong Government Gazette