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QUESTION NO.

KRECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1/67/12-8 DEC 1983

Question by the Hon. Andrew SO, JPSK OFFICER

n Legislative Council on Wednesday, 2311.83

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REGISTRY

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Will Government inform this Council

(a)

(b)

the current number of registered voters for District Board and Urban Council elections?

the percentage of registered voters who actually took part in the main elections of District Board members and Urban Council members in 1982 and 1983 respectively?

(c) the action Government is taking to encourage

more people to register as voters and to participate in these elections?

Sir,

Reply by the Hon. Ag. Chief Secretary

The Final Register of Electors now

contains the names of 904,916 registered voters.

They are all eligible to vote at District Board

elections. Of this total number, 708,119 are

resident in the urban areas and are therefore

also registered voters for Urban Council elections.

2.

The turnout rates in percentage terms

of registered voters at the District Board elections

and the Urban Council elections in 1982 and 1983

were as follows

- :

the New Territories District Board

Elections in March 1982

the Urban Areas District Board

Elections in September 1982

the Urban Council Elections in

March 1983

51.3%:

35.5% and

:

22.4%.

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