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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1983
AS A RESULT OF THESE REVIEWS, THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IS ADJUSTED, UPWARDS OR DOWNWARDS, AS NECESSARY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES, HE SAID.
IN THIS WAY, THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE IS DETERMINED SO THAT THE TOTAL INCOME RECEIVED IS NEITHER TOO LITTLE NOR TOO MUCH, HE ADDED.
BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT THE ADEQUACY OF THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON THE APPROVED RATES WHICH ARE KEPT UP-TO-DATE BY REFERENCE TO AN INDEX OF PRICES.
+THE LAST UP-DATING WAS IN JUNE 1982- PROPOSALS FOR A FURTHER UP-DATING ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXAMINED AND SHOULD SHORTLY BE PUT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THIS COUNCIL, HE SAID.
OVER 900 000 ELECTORS REGISTERED
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THE FINAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS NOW CONTAINS THE NAMES OF 904 916 REGISTERED VOTERS ALL OF WHOM ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON DENIS BRAY TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
OF THIS TOTAL, 708 119 ARE RESIDENT IN THE URBAN AREAS AND ARE THEREFORE ALSO REGISTERED VOTERS FOR URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS, MR BRAY SAID, IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS BY THE HON ANDREW SO.
MR BRAY GAVE THE FOLLOWING TURNOUT RATES IN PERCENTAGE TERMS OF REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS AND THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN 1982 AND 1983.
THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD
ELECTIONS IN MARCH 1982
51.3 %
THE URBAN AREAS DISTRICT BOARD
ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER 1982
35.5 %
THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN
MARCH 1983
22.4 %
THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED TO LAUNCH A MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME IN 1984/85 WITH FULL SCALE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS, HE SAID.
VIGOROUS PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES ARE BEING PLANNED TO PROMOTE THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS IN 1984 AND TO ENCOURAGE REGISTERED ELECTORS TO VOTE IN THE NEXT GENERAL DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN MARCH 1985, HE ADDED.