FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1981
NOTE TO EDITORS.
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST
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COPIES OF A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO TODAY'S DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINING A LIST OF HONG KONG RECIPIENTS OF QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE GIS PRESS BOXES THIS EVENING.
THE HONOURS LIST IS EMBARGOED FOR AUTOMATIC RELEASE AT 0001 HOURS ON SATURDAY (JUNE 13). NO NEWS AGENCY MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION BEFORE THEN.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS OR FOR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE IR CAREERS OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.
THREE BILLS ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION PUBLISHED
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ANOTHER MAJOR STEP TOWARDS THE INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUENCY- BASED ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG WILL BE TAKEN ON JUNE 24 WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CONSIDERS THREE BILLS RELATING TO THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.
THE BILLS, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), SEEK TO PUT INTO LEGISLATIVE EFFECT THE PROPOSALS IN THE 1981 WHITE PAPER ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
THE DISTRICT BOARDS BILL 1981 EMPOWERS THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL TO DECLARE DISTRICTS AND TO DELINEATE THE IR BOUNDARIES.
IT PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATUTORY DISTRICT BOARD IN EACH DISTRICT, ON A DATE TO BE DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE INTENTION WAS FOR ALL DISTRICT BOARDS TO BE BROUGHT INTO STATUTORY BEING NEXT YEAR, ON APRIL 1 IN THE CASE OF THOSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON OCTOBER 1 FOR THOSE IN THE URBAN AREA.
THE BILL EMPOWERS THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THESE AND ELECTED MEMBERS FOR EACH DISTRICT BOARD. AN ELECTED URBAN COUNCILLOR WILL HAVE A SEAT PROVIDED FOR HIM ON THE BOARD IN HIS DISTRICT WHEREAS AN APPOINTED URBAN COUNCILLOR WILL SIT ON A BOARD TO BE SELECTED BY THE UREAN COUNCIL.
IN THE CASE OF A NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD, THE MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN OF EACH RURAL COMMITTEE IN THE DISTRICT.
/AS REGARDS
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