WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994
PROPOSALS ON LEGCO GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES ENDORSED
BOUNDARY THE LEGISLATIVE SEPTEMBER
THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS ACCEPTED THE INDEPENDENT AND ELECTION COMMISSION'S (BEC) RECOMMENDATIONS ON COUNCIL GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY (GC) BOUNDARIES FOR THE 1995 ELECTIONS.
GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL'S
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AN DECISION, IN THE FORM OF (SUBSIDIARY
WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY [NOVEMBER THE ORDER WILL BE TABLED IN LEGCO ON NOVEMBER 9.
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SPOKESMAN SAID THE BEC HAD ONCE AND EXCELLENT JOB. ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, AS ACCEPTED BY GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL IN THEIR ENTIRETY, WERE WELL-BALANCED AND THE CONFINES OF THE STATUTORY CRITERIA.
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ITS MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS, THE BEC HAD FOLLOWED THE SUCH AS STATUTORY CRITERIA FOR DEMARCATING CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES ADHERENCE TO THE POPULATION QUOTA AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND HAVING REGARD TO PHYSICAL FEATURE, COMMUNITY IDENTITIES AND LOCAL TIES.
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"IT HAD ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED. FOR THE 1995 LEGCO GC ELECTIONS, THERE WILL BE SEAT CONSTITUENCIES.
AND "THE POPULATION QUOTA FOR EACH OF THE LEGCO GC IS 299,650
IN EACH PROPOSED THE COMMISSION HAD TO ENSURE THAT THE POPULATION CONSTITUENCY DOES NOT EXCEED OR FALL SHORT OF THE POPULATION QUOTA MORE THAN 25 PER CENT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO SEE THE ORDER PASSED ITS
1994. THIS
THEN PROCESS
PROVIDE BY EARLY REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE WITH A LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO MAKE EARLY PREPARATION (AS FROM JANUARY 1995) FOR THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE
HE ADDED. RELATING TO THE LEGCO ELECTIONS,
STATEMENT ON STAR FERRY FARF INCREASE
IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE 13.7 PER CENT FARE INCREASE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE STAR FERRY WAS MODERATE AND REASONABLE.
TRIP.
OVER 90 PER CENT OF PASSENGERS WOULD PAY ONLY 20 CENTS MORF PER
HE BELIEVES THIS SMALL INCREASE WHICH IS BELOW INFLATION IS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
AFTER THE FARE INCREASE, THE STAR FERRY IS FORECAST TO EARN RETURN ON TURNOVER OF ONLY 11.1 PER CENT IN 1995 AND 8.8 PER CENT 1996.
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