TNAG-1139-FCO40-1419-Quarterly-progress-reports-on-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 170

Subject

Councils and Administration Branch Progress Report

(1 February 1982 30 April 1982)

Purpose

Progress Made and Present Position

Next Quarter Target

CONFIDENTIAL **

1. White Paper

"District Administration

in Hong Kong".

To conduct Urban Council (1)

and District Boards elections as envisaged in the White Paper, i.e under a broad franchise and constituency

arrangements.

District Boards

(i) elections in the

New Territories

were held on

4 March 1982;

(ii) elections in the

urban areas are

due in September 1982.

Urban Council

Elections are scheduled

for March 1983.

(2)

The New Territories District Board elections were held successfully on 4 March 1982. There were 172 candidates contesting 54 seats.

(In addition, there were 2 candidates who were elected

unopposed.) Altogether 122 polling stations were set up and 97,788 electors turned out to vote (representing about 51% of the

total electorate).

Action completed.

Registration of electors in prepar- ation for the urban areas District Board elections in September took place between 19 March and 30 April 1982. About 750,000 applications for registration have been received (representing 37.5% of the potential electorate).

To compile a Provis ional Register of Electors.

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(3)

Detailed arrangements for holding the District Board elections in the urban areas in September 1982. continue.

To continue the

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necessary arrangements.