  We present four new planetary nebulae (PNe) discovered in the Small
Magellanic Cloud (SMC) from deep UK Schmidt telescope (UKST) narrow band
H-alpha and broad-band short-red "SR" continuum images and confirmed
spectroscopically. All new PNe show strong [NII]/H-alpha ratios in their
spectra. We describe and detail the process of PN candidate selection based on
wide-field multi-wavelength imaging of the SMC and our subsequent spectroscopic
confirmation and classification. We carefully reviewed archived information and
available imagery for previous SMC PN detections and various other types of
emission objects in the SMC as a training set to help identify new PN
candidates. These 4 preliminary discoveries provide a 4% increase to the
previously known SMC PN population of ~100. Once spectroscopic follow-up of all
our newly identified SMC PN candidates is complete, we expect to increase the
total number of known SMC PNe by up to 50%. This will permit a significant
improvement to determination of the SMC PN luminosity function and enable
further insights into the chemical evolution and kinematics of the SMC PN
population.
