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FM FCO 191300Z DECEMBER 83
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1345 OF 19 DECEMBER
PQ: UC ELECTIONS
PROTE
1. MR ALEX CARLILE HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING PQ FOR WRITTEN
ANSWER:-
OPEN QUOTES TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS WHAT IS THE TOTAL ELECTORATE OF HONG KONG FOR THE PURPOSES OF URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS SEMICOLON AND HOW
MANY ELECTORS ACTUALLY VOTED AT THE MOST RECENT ELECTION CLOSE
QUOTES.
2. BASED ON REPLY GIVEN BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO MR ANDREW SO ON
23 NOVEMBER, WE PROPOSE TO REPLY:-
OPEN QUOTES 708,119 OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN HONG KONG ARE RESIDENT IN THE URBAN AREAS AND ARE THEREFORE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
IN URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS 127,303 (22.4 PER CENT) VOTED IN THE MOST RECENT ELECTION IN MARCH 1983 CLOSE QUOTES.
3.
GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS DESKBY 201200Z AND FOR AN ESTIMATE OF
TOTAL ELIGIBLE ELECTORATE IN URBAN AREA.
HOWE
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