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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1985

27 SEATS FOR UC RC ELECTIONS ******

HONG KONG HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO 27 CONSTITUENCIES, EACH RETURNING ONE SEAT IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ON MARCH 6.

THE PERIOD FOR THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES IN THE TWO ELECTIONS IS JANUARY 3 TO 31.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: +ALL CONSTITUENCIES ARE MAPPED OUT ON A GEOGRAPHICAL BASIS AND DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION.

THERE WILL BE 12 CONSTITUENCIES IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN NINE DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND 15 FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL IN 10 URBAN DISTRICTS.

THREE NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND FIVE URBAN DISTRICTS WILL EACH HAVE TWO CONSTITUENCIES. THEY ARE SHA TIN (SHA TIN EAST AND SHA TIN WEST); TUEN MUN (TUEN MUN EAST AND TUEN MUN WEST); KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI (KWAI CHUNG EAST AND KWAI CHUNG WEST AND TSING YI) IN THE NT; SHAM SHUT PO (SHAM SHUI PO EAST AND SHAM SHUI PO WEST); KOWLOON CITY (KOWLOON CITY EAST AND KOWLOON CITY WEST); WONG TAI SIN (WONG TAÌ SIN NORTH AND WONG TAI SIN SOUTH); KWUN TONG (KWUN TÔNG EAST AND KWUN TONG WEST; AND EASTERN (NORTH POINT AND SHAU KEI WAN) IN THE URBAN AREA.

THE DISTRICTS WITH SINGLE CONSTITUENCIES ARE ISLANDS, TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG, SAI KUNG, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES; CENTRAL AND WESTERN, WAN CHAI, SOUTHERN, MONG KOK AND YAU MA TEI IN THE URBAN AREA,

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN NOW OBTAIN FREE COPIES OF THE DISTRICT-BASED CONSTITUENCY MAPS IN THE IR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICES, HE ADDED.

+ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL ROLL, THERE ARE 996 827 ELECTORS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE URBAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS, AND 442 790 IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS, HE SAID,

HE POINTED OUT THAT ANYONE AGED 21 OR ABOVE AND HAVE NOT REGISTERED, WILL HAVE A SECOND CHANCE TO BECOME A REGISTERED ELECTOR FROM NOW TO NOVEMBER 20.

THEY CAN OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICE AND GO IN PERSON TO REGISTER AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

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