TNAG-1354-FCO40-1795-Constitutional-development-in-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 61

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AHONGST THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, TEACHERS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS AND TOWN PLANNERS HAVE RESPONDED BETTER

THE LARGEST HUMBER THAN OTHERS IN THE INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES. OF INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED ARE TEACHERS, A TOTAL OF 24 745 HAVE SENT IN THEIR FORMS.

HOWEVER, IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE, THE FINANCIAL, SOCIAL

WITH SERVICE AND LABOUR SECTORS HAVE RESPONDED QUITE HELL, PERCENTAGES OF 82 PER CENT, 80 PER CENT AND 75 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

THE INITIAL +BASE FIGURES+ BE USED FOR EARLIER REPORTS WERE NO MORE THAN ESTIMATED MEMBERSHIP OF THE VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS. NOW THAT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL BIVISION HAS DBTAINED THE MEMBERSHIP LISTS OF ALL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED, IT HRS BEEN POSSIBLE TO ARRIVE AT A MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE SIZE OF EACH OF THE CONSTITUENCIES. AT THE SAME TIME ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT +CROSS MEMBERSHIPS+. SINCE A VOTER ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY MAY ONLY VOTE IN ONE CONSTITUENCY HE HAS

IN ORDER TO CHOOSE IN WHICH CONSTITUENCY TO CAST HIS VOTE. TO ARRIVE AT TRUE BASE FIGURES, DOUBLE COUNTING HAS HAD TO BE ELIMINATED. CERTRIN ADJUSTMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENCE OF EXPATRIATE MEMBERS 1N SOME OF THE PROFESSIONS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO REGISTER BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT LAID DOWN IN THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION.

I STARTED BY SAYING THAT THE FIRST PHASE OF REGISTRATION ENDED YESTERDAY. ANYONE (AND I STRESS ANYONE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER BETWEEN JUNE 21 AND JULY 1,

MAY I NOW GO THROUGH THE FIGURES WITH YOU.

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