FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994
GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ACCEPTS BEC REPORT
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THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS ACCEPTED THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (BEC) ON DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES, THE NUMBER AND THE NAMES OF THE CONSTITUENCIES.
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ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE BEC'S PROPOSALS, THE NUMBER OF DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES WOULD BE INCREASED FROM THE EXISTING 210 TO 346 FOR THE NEXT DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER 1994.
THE DECLARATION OF DISTRICTS ORDER 1994 UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARDS ORDINANCE AND THE DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (DISTRICTS) ORDER 1994 UNDER THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE WILL BE GAZETTED ON FEBRUARY 18. THEY WILL BE TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FEBRUARY 23.
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BEC HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND HAS FULLY ACCOUNT ALL THE VIEWS IT HAS RECEIVED DURING THE PUBLIC PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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IN APPLYING THE STATUTORY CRITERIA CONSTITUENCIES, THE BEC HAS ALSO CONSIDERED THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING COMMUNITY IDENTITIES AND LOCAL TIES, AND THE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD AND SPECIFIC TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF A DISTRICT OR AN AREA, HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT ONLY MINOR TECHNICAL CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO THE BEC'S FINAL RECOMMENDATION. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE:
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THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARY BETWEEN D14 "WONG CHUK HANG" AND D15 "BAYS AREA" IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT IS RE-ADJUSTED SO THAT PART OF ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER AND CERTAIN FACILITIES SUCH AS SHIPYARDS AND MARINA PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE FLOATING COMMUNITY IN ABERDEEN WOULD COME UNDER D14. NO POPULATION IS AFFECTED BY THIS SLIGHT CHANGE.
AS A RESULT OF THE MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES BETWEEN YAU TSIM MONG AND SHAM SHUI PO; AND
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MINOR AMENDMENTS
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CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES BETWEEN E8 "TAI KOK TSUI" AND F9 "SYCAMORE" IN YAU TSIM MONG; BETWEEN F7 "NAM CHEONG WEST" F8 "LAI KOK", F10 "LAI CHI KOK", F11 "MEI FOO" AND F12 IN SHAM SHUI PO; AND BETWEEN $15 "LAI KING" AND S20 YI SOUTH" IN KWAI TSING ARE NECESSARY. ALL OF THE AREAS AFFECTED ARE ON RECLAIMED LAND WITH NO POPULATION IMPLICATIONS.
“CHUNG TING" AND
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THE NAMES OF CONSTITUENCIES P3 AND P15 IN ARE REVISED TO SERENITY" RESPECTIVELY TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE GEOGRAPHICAL IDENTITY OF THE AREAS CONCERNED,
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