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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988

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NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL DB CANDIDATES GAZETTED

THE NAMES OF 230 CANDIDATES WHO WERE ELECTED BOARD ELECTIONS HELD ON MARCH 10 WERE PUBLISHED IN IBSUB OF THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE

230

SUCCESSFUL

CANDIDATES,

TOGETHER

IN THE DISTRICT AN EXTRA ORDINARY

WITH

34

A

OTHER THREE-YEAR

CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN RETURNED UNOPPOSED, WILL SERVE TERM IN THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS STARTING APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.

CANDIDATES WHO WERE RETURNED

THE NAMES OF THE 34 HAVE BEEN GAZETTED EARLIER.

UNOPPOSED

YAU MA TEI DISTRICT RENAMED

YAU MA TEI DISTRICT WILL BE

YAU TSIM RENAMED

DISTRICT

FROM

APRIL 1 THIS YEAR, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

SHORT FORM OF THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW NAME, THE

REMOVE ANY MISCONCEPTION THAT YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI, WAS TO TSIM SHA TSUI WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT SEPARATE FROM YAU MA TEI.

THE TSIM

THE PROPOSAL TO RENAME THE DISTRICT WAS INITIATED BY SHA TSUI AREA COMMITTEE AND WAS ENDORSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD AFTER CONSULTATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

BE AS A RESULT, THE NAME OF THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD WILL

THE DISTRICT WILL CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. BUT THE EXISTING BOUNDARY OF REMAIN UNCHANGED.

A NUMBER OF AMENDMENT ORDERS TODAY TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE NEW NAME.

WERE PUBLISHED IN THE

GAZETTE

1988, ORDER

THEY ARE: THE DECLARATION OF DISTRICTS (AMENDMENT) ORDER THE DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (DISTRICT BOARDS) (AMENDMENT} 1988, THE DECLARATION OF URBAN COUNCIL AREA AND REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA OF CONSTITUENCIES (URBAN (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1988 AND THE DECLARATION COUNCIL) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1988.

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