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MDHIAN 1843

GROUPS TOOK 15 OF THE 16 ELECTED SEATS OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT

BOARD.

14.

FIVE DISTRICT BOARDS ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF ELECTED MEMBERS WITH A PRO-PRC OUTLOOK : KWUN TONG (33 PER CENT), WONG TAI SIN (19 PER CENT) ISLANDS (43 PER CENT), NORTH (36 PER CENT) AND SAI KUNG 30 PER CENT).

15. OF THE 264 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES, 173 (65 PER CENT) HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES OR AREA COMMITTEES.

OPERATION OF THE ELECTION :

16. OVERALL, THE ELECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUFFER AND SILENCE ZONES IN THE PERIPHERY OF

POLLING STATIONS HAD PROVED EFFECTIVE.

FORD

WASHINGTON PASS SAVING SAN FRANCISCO

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DISTRIBUTION

51

ΜΑΙΝ

49

HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

ADDITIONAL

2

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

HONG KONG GOV OFFICE LONDON

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