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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987

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DB CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES REVISED

CONSTITUENCIES

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DECLARATIONS OF CHANGES TO DISTRICT BOARD CONST PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF 11 DISTRICTS, NAMELY CENTRAL AND WESTERN, EASTERN, WAN CHAI, SHAM SHUI PO, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, ISLANDS, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING

YI, SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTH.

THE CHANGES ALSO INVOLVED REALIGNING SOME OF THE CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES IN 17 DISTRICTS. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO MONG KOK AND YAU MA TEI DISTRICTS.

"THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONSTITUENCIES WAS INCREASED BY 12 FROM

145 TO 157," A SPOKESMAN OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

FOUR URBAN DISTRICTS, NAMELY EASTERN, KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN AND SOUTHERN WILL EACH HAVE AN ADDITIONAL CONSTITUENCY.

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IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND T9INO YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN AND SHA TIN WILL EACH HAVE A NEW CONSTITUENCY, WHILE NORTH DISTRICT WILL HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE CHANGES WERE MADE IN LIGHT OF POPULATION GROWTH AND MOVEMENTS, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT THE NEED TO BRING THE BOUNDARIES OF SOME DISTRICTS IN LINE WITH ADMINISTRATION BOUNDARIES.

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THE CHANGES WERE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE SET UP IN DECEMBER 1986 TO REVIEW THE DB CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PUBLIC OPINION.

"THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE IN GENERAL SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OTHER MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE. THE NAME OF KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT WAS CHANGED TO 'KWAI TSING' DISTRICT IN LINE WITH THE NAME OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE. IN KOWLOON CITY, THE 'KOWLOON CITY AND SAI TAU' CONSTITUENCY WAS RENAMED AS 'LUNG SHING' CONSTITUENCY AVOID CONFUSING IT WITH THE NAME OF THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

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CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES HAVE TO BE DECLARED NOW TO ENABLE THE ANNUAL VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE TO START ON AUGUST 15 THIS YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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