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Subject

*District

Administration

CITY & NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION BRANCH PROGRESS REPORT

Purpose

(1st August 1982 to 31st October 1982)

To improve the impact of administration at the

district level and stimulate a greater degree of local consultation and participation in district affairs.

Progress Made & Present Position

New Territories

The statutory NTDBS are holding bi-monthly meetings and attending to district matters.

D/CA

Target for Next Quarter

To continue to publicize and monitor the work of NT District Boards and

the performance of both official and unofficial members.

CONFIDENTIAL

機密

CONFIDENTIAL

機密

Hong Kong & Kowloon

244,976 people voted at the urban area District Board elections on 23/9/82, representing a 35% plus turn-out of registered

voters. 76 candidates were elected, and 76 unofficials were

appointed, to the ten

urban area District Boards. By 1st October, statutory District Boards were fully established in all the 18 Districts throughout the Territory.

Territory-wide

(a) The pilot scheme in Tsuen

Wan, Tuen Mun, Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong and Southern Districts for DB members to meet the public continues. Yuen Long and Sai Kung District Boards have also started

the scheme.

To continue to publicize and monitor the work of the urban District Boards and the performance of both official and unofficial members.

(a) To monitor progress

and extension of scheme

to other districts and review the scheme.

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