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Candidates must pay an election deposit of $13,500 by cash, bankdraft or cashier's order. The forms will be placed on a board outside the hall. Candidatescan raise objections over others' nominations in writing, between11am and 12.30pm. All errors must be corrected before noon. Candidates and subscribers can enter the nomination hall from 10.30onwards. After nomination closes at noon, the Returning Officer willannounce the results. Candidates can then speak for up to oneminute. Stay tuned to AsiaOne as our webknowledgist Karen Lim reports livefrom SRJC: 12.39: It is Mr Ng's turn to speak to the crowd. Speaking in Mandarin,Hokkien and English he urged WP supporters to vote for him and theparty. "Please send me to parliament so WP can continue to be your voicein Parliament", he said. 12.38: Mr Choo addresses the boisterous crowd. Speaking to PAP supportershe said: "You guys have been amazinng! Thank you for your support". 12.35: Hougang's by-election will be a straight fight between PAP'sDesmond Choo and WP's Mr Png Eng Huat. Returning officer Yam Ah Mee confirmed this at SRJC today afternominations closed at noon. Candidates are expected to begin their campaigning as early as thisafternoon. Mr Choo told reporters that he will start after having ashort lunch break. Polling day will be held on Saturday May 26, 2012. Noon: Submission of nominations closes. WP's Dr Poh Lee Guan does notturn up to file his nominations. At noon, only two names were seen on the notice board: WP's Mr PngEng Huat, and PAP's Mr Desmond Choo, Mr Zeng Guoyan failed in his bid to stand as an independent afterhis nomination was rejected. 11.37am: Independent Zeng Guoyan has been disqualified as he has a publicoffence on police record. In April 2008 he uttered abusive words topolice officers when they entered his shophouse. The returning officer told Mr Zeng that is not allowed to contestin the by-election. 11.30am: Still no sign of WP veteran member Dr Poh Lee Guan. 11am - Independent candidate Zeng Guoyan arrives on a motorbike.Worker's Party Hougang candidate Png Eng Huat and partysecretary-general Low Thia Khiang walk over to Block 704 justopposite Serangoon Junior College, where the nomination hall issituated. 10.45am: Speaking to AsiaOne, Desmond Choo of the People's Action Party(PAP) says he is very excited and thankful for his supporters. He says it has been smooth so far and is geared up for theelections. Wishing his opponents the best , he added that it isgoing to be a long and tiring campaign. 10.30am: Desmond Choo arrives and enters the school compound. 10.20am: Residents clap and cheer as they welcome Workers' Party supporterswho arrive with flags. 10.15am: At least a hundred people have gathered opposite SRJC. [ View the story "Nomination Day for Hougang by-election" on Storify ]. I am an expert from wovenwire-mesh.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Crimped wire mesh , China Sintered Metal Mesh, Expanded Metal Mesh,and more.
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