in the New Territories districts, because of the
uneven distribution and continuing growth of their
population, the formula of one elected seat for
25,000 30,000 people will be applied with
flexibility, taking into consideration differing
geographical, social and political characteristics;
where the doubling of elected members would result
in a District Board becoming too large and unwieldy
the size of the board will be trimmed by reducing
slightly the overall number of members while
retaining the 2: 1 ratio.
19.
The application of these guidelines will mean that
in March 1985 there will be 235 District Board seats up for
election compared to the present 132. There will be a very
slight reduction in the number of appointed members from 135
to 132. There will then be a total of 367 unofficial members.
20.
The second proposal was to consider whether some
of the larger districts should be split up.