PART II
Division of Municipality into wards.
s.10 s.24
Second Schedule.
Alteration of
wards or boundaries
or number of councillors.
s.11 and s.25
Election of Councillors.
13. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance
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(1) For the purpose of the election of councillors of
Chinese race the Municipality shall be divided into wards,
each returning one councillor, and there shall be a separate
election for each ward.
(2) For the purpose of the election of councillors not
of Chinese race there shall be one election of councillors for
the whole Municipality.
(3) For the purposes of sub-section (1) of this section
that part of the Municipality comprising the Islands of Hong
Kong and Aplichau shall be divided into six wards and the
remainder of the Municipality shall be divided into four wards.
The boundaries of the said wards shall be as deliminated and
defined in the Second Schedule to this Ordinance.
14. (1) The council may, upon a resolution passed by a
majority of the whole number of the members of the Council,
make representations to the Governor in Council for
(a) the division of the Municipality into wards for
the purpose of the election of councillors not of
Chinese race;
(b) an alteration of the number and of the boundaries
of the wards;
(c) an alteration of the boundaries of the wards;
(a) an alteration of the name of any ward;
(e)
s.25(1)
an alteration of the number of councillors of the
Municipality or of any ward or wards;
(f) the holding of a fresh election of councillors
following upon any such division or alteration.
(2) Any representation made under this section shall be
accompanied by a detailed statement prepared by the Council
of proposals intended to give effect to the representation.
(7)
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