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FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1982

PREPARATION FOR DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS

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PREPARATIONS FOR HOLDING THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN THE URBAN AREAS THIS SEPTEMBER ARE CONTINUING AND MORE INFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

MEANWHILE, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY IS THE URBAN AREAS DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES (NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS) ORDER 1982 WHICH DECLARES THAT ALL THE 76 DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES IN THE 10 CITY DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON ARE TO RETURN ONE ELECTED MEMBER EACH.

THE NUMBER OF CONSTITUENCIES, THEIR DISTRIBUTION AMONG THE DISTRICTS AND THE DISTRICT AND CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES WERE ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THIS MEANS THAT, AFTER THE ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN HELD IN SEPTEMBER, THERE WILL BE 76 ELECTED MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE URBAN AREAS, HE SAID.

THE NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS ON EACH DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE1 CENTRAL AND WESTERN 5, EASTERN 10, SOUTHERN 6, WANCHAI 5, KOWLOON CITY 8, KWUN TONG 12, MONG KOK 5, SHAM SHUI PO 9, WONG TAI SIN 12, AND YAU MA TEI 4.

ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY IS THE URBAN COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES (NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS) ORDER 1982. THIS DECLARES THAT EACH OF THE 15 URBAN CONSTITUENCIES IS TO RETURN ONE ELECTED URBAN COUNCILLOR AT THE ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT MORE THAN 710 000 PEOPLE IN THE URBAN AREAS WHO HAVE REGISTERED AS ELECTORS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE AT THE COMING URBAN AREAS DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, AS WELL AS THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MARCH.