FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1990
OF
FOLLOWING THE CHANGES IN THE NUMBER
ELECTED SEATS, THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED SEATS WOULD HAVE TO BE INCREASED BY ONE IN EASTERN DISTRICT AND REDUCED BY ONE EACH IN SOUTHERN AND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICTS, REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPOINTED SEATS FROM 141 TO 140. THE RATIO BETWEEN ELECTED AND APPOINTED MEMBERS WAS MAINTAINED AT ABOUT TWO TO ONE.
TOGETHER WITH THE 27 RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE NEXT DISTRICT BOARD TERM WOULD INCREASE BY NINE FROM 432 TO 441.
HAD
THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS BEEN REVISED IN LINE WITH CHANGES то THE DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES. DECLARATIONS OF THESE CHANGES WERE ALSO PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
LEGCO ROLL GAINS 547 ELECTORS
THE 1990 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL ROLL IS PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) AND IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE CITY AND ADMINISTRATION'S DISTRICT OFFICES IN CENTRAL AND KWUN TONG, SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN.
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NEW TERRITORIES WESTERN,
YAU TSIM,
OF
THE ELECTORAL ROLL CONTAINS 59,234 ENTRIES WITH A NET GAIN 547 OVER THE TOTAL FOR 1989. THE REGISTRATION RATE SHOWS A MINOR IMPROVEMENT, INCREASING FROM 55.9 PER CENT TO 56.7 PER CENT.
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"THE PRESENT EXERCISE COVERS ONLY THOSE ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN THE EXISTING ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES,' A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE EXPLAINED.
"REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS CONSTITUENCIES FOR THE 1991 ELECTIONS NEXT APRIL,"
FOR
WILL
THE
NEW
FUNCTIONAL NOT BE CONDUCTED UNTIL
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO BECOME A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTOR OR TO STAND FOR ELECTION IN ANY OF THE 1991 ELECTIONS, THAT IS, THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS, MUST FIRST BE REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR UNDER THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT YET REGISTERED AS ELECTORS UNDER SUCH ORDINANCE, THEY SHOULD DO SO BY NO LATER THAN MID-NOVEMBER.
A MASSIVE REGISTRATION DRIVE WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN AUGUST 15 AND OCTOBER
AND ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS SHOULD TAKE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET REGISTERED.
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