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Chinese teenager seeks votes in Euro poll
By Li Xiaokun (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-05-09 08:51
The 2009 European Parliament election is set to be the biggest transnational poll in history. Almost 500 million European citizens in 27 countries are eligible to vote from June 4 to 7, electing 736 members of the European Parliament for a five-year term. If Cheung manages to garner 150,000 votes he will win one of the eight seats up for grabs in the London region. And Cheung may benefit from the 200,000 ethnic Chinese people in the constituency. But many say the indifference of many in the local Chinese community to politics will prove a hurdle for him. Still, many Chinese residents have decided to support Cheung's bid for office. A number of Chinese organizations vowed at a press conference on Thursday to help Cheung, said a press release issued by Cheung's campaign group. A campaign calling for supporters to donate money toward Cheung's bid has already succeeded in paying for his 5,000-pound candidature fee. "Steven is very able and familiar with political affairs, despite his young age," said Christine Lee, a lawyer and founder of the campaign to support Cheung. "This is a big step for British Chinese as well as for European Chinese. We have stayed silent for over 150 years and it is important we have our voice heard," she said.
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