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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1994
LEGCO'S BOUNDARY REPORT IS PROPER AND FAIR
THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION (BEC) HAS STRUCK A PROPER AND FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN COMMUNITY SENSITIVITY AND THE POPULATION QUOTA CRITERION IN DRAWING UP ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DEMARCATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES FOR THE 1995 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE BEC CHAIRMAN, MR JUSTICE WOO KWOK-HING, PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE
A FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE CONTAINED IN A TWO-VOLUME REPORT.. THE REPORT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, ON SEPTEMBER 29 AND TABLED IN THE LEGCO TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE COMMISSION HAS CONDUCTED A PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE BETWEEN JULY 29 AND AUGUST 27 ON ITS PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS.
DURING THE PERIOD, IT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 24 WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS AND HELD THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
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"THERE WAS GENERALLY NO' ARGUMENT WITH THE PRINCIPLE ADOPTED THE COMMISSION IN DELINEATING THE PROVISIONALLY RECOMMENDED CONSTITUENCY AREAS FOR THE LEGCO ELECTION (PLCS), MR JUSTICE WOO
SAID.
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WRITTEN
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TWO
REPRESENTATIONS FOUND
PROVISIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS SATISFACTORY, AND TWO OTHERS WELCOMED THOSE REGARDING THE GROUPING OF DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY AREAS IN WAN CHAI
DISTRICT.
TWO REPRESENTATIONS MADE COUNTER-PROPOSALS GENERALLY, WHILE THE
REST, 18 ALTOGETHER, OPPOSED TO CERTAIN SPECIFIC PLCS, SONE WITH
COUNTER-PROPOSALS.
THERE WAS NO VIEW RECEIVED ON THE PROPOSED CONSTITUENCIES IN FIVE DISTRICTS
SHA CENTRAL AND WESTERN, NORTH, TA) PO, SAI KUNG AND TIN.
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"HAVING CONSIDERED ALL THE REPRESENTATIONS VERY CAREFULLY, COMMISSION FEELS UNSWAYED BY THEM, NOR IS IT PERSUADED THAT THE REASONING FOR ITS DECISIONS AS SET OUT IN THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS IS WRONG OR UNSOUND.
"THE
PROVISIONAL
COMMISSION THEREFORE MAINTAINS ITS RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DELINEATION OF LEGCO'S GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES IN TOTAL," HE SAID.
THE CHAIRMAN ALSO SAID: "THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS THAT IT HAS STRUCK A PROPER AND FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN COMMUNITY SENSITIVITY AND THE POPULATION QUOTA CRITERION IN THIS HIGHEST TIER OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT."
/HE SAID