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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1983-

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DB CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES BEING REVIEWED

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A REVIEW IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ON THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES OF THE 18 DISTRICT BOARDS IN PREPARATION FOR THE BOARD ELECTIONS IN 1985.

DISTRICT OFFICERS ARE CONSULTING THE PUBLIC WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS AND WILL COMPLETE THEIR REVIEWS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE MATTER, AND MAPS ILLUSTRATING THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE 1STRICT OFFICES.

+ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE RELEVANT DISTRICT OFFICER OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AT WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD, 13/F,+ A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

HE SAID THE REVIEW WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF POPULATION GROWTH AND MOVEMENT AND AIM AT OBTAINING A BETTER MIX OF HOUSING TYPES AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN EACH CONSTITUENCY.

THERE ARE NOW 122 CONSTITUENCIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, 76 IN THE URBAN AREA AND 46 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER TO 135, 78 IN THE URBAN AREA AND 57 IN THE NT,

THE EXISTING DISTRICT BOARDS CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES WERE APPROVED IN 1981 AND A GREAT DEAL OF DEVELOPMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE THEN.

AS A RESULT, PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CHANGE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES IN EIGHT OF THE 18 DISTRICTS, NAMELY: EASTERN, SOUTHERN, WONG TAI SIN AND KWUN TONG IN THE URBAN AREA AND TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, TAI PO AND SHA TIN IN THE NT.

A MAJOR CHANGE PROPOSED IS TO SPLIT EACH OF THE EXISTING DOUBLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES INTO TWO SINGLE-MEMBER ONES. THERE ARE AT PRESENT FOUR SUCH DOUBLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES IN TUEN MUN AND FOUR IN SHA TIN, AND TWO IN TAI PO.

THE NUMBER OF CONSTITUENCIES AT TSUEN WAN WILL BE INCREASED FROM 10 TO 11.

IN EASTERN DISTRICT, THE PRESENT QUARRY BAY CONSTITUENCY WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO AND THE EXISTING TWO CONSTITUENCIES IN CHAI WAN WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE.

THE OTHERS ARE MINOR CHANGES SUCH AS TRANSFERRING CERTAIN BUILDINGS OR AREAS FROM ONE EXISTING CONSTITUENCY TO ANOTHER.

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