Subject
Councils and Administration Branch Progress Report
(1 February 1982 30 April 1982)
Purpose
Progress Made and Present Position
Next Quarter Target
CONFIDENTIAL **
1. White Paper
"District Administration
in Hong Kong".
To conduct Urban Council (1)
and District Boards elections as envisaged in the White Paper, i.e under a broad franchise and constituency
arrangements.
District Boards
(i) elections in the
New Territories
were held on
4 March 1982;
(ii) elections in the
urban areas are
due in September 1982.
Urban Council
Elections are scheduled
for March 1983.
(2)
The New Territories District Board elections were held successfully on 4 March 1982. There were 172 candidates contesting 54 seats.
(In addition, there were 2 candidates who were elected
unopposed.) Altogether 122 polling stations were set up and 97,788 electors turned out to vote (representing about 51% of the
total electorate).
Action completed.
Registration of electors in prepar- ation for the urban areas District Board elections in September took place between 19 March and 30 April 1982. About 750,000 applications for registration have been received (representing 37.5% of the potential electorate).
To compile a Provis ional Register of Electors.
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(3)
Detailed arrangements for holding the District Board elections in the urban areas in September 1982. continue.
To continue the
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necessary arrangements.