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MDLIAN 4116
OCCUPATION
THE OCCUPATION OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES CAN BE CATEGORISED AS FOLLOWS - SOCIAL WORKERS (6), LAWYERS (6), EDUCATIONALISTS (6), MERCHANTS (3) AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVES (2), STUDENT (1), TECHNICIAN (1),
GARMENT WORKER (1) AND HERBALIST (1).
POLITICAL INCLINATION
8. THE POLITICAL INCLINATION OF THE 27 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES MAY BE BROADLY CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOW (A) PRESSURE GROUP (12); (B) MODERATE (5): (C) TRADITIONAL/CONSERVATIVE (4): (D) PRO-PRC (4): AND (E)
INDEPENDENT (2).
ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS
9. THE ELECTION OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE URBAN AREA DBS TO THE UC WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 16 AND 31 MARCH. REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS ON THE RC ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
COMMENT
10.
THERE
THE LOW VOTER TURNOUT RATE IS UNDOUBTEDLY DISAPPOINTING. ARE SEVERAL REASON FOR THIS. THE SMALLER NUMBER OF CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR ELECTION NO DOUBT HAD AN IMPORTANT BEARING IN THIS CONNECTION. THE LACK OF ABILITY OF MANY CANDIDATES TO MOBILSE VOTERS WAS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. THE FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS DURING THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS (THIS BEING THE THIRD SET) MUST HAVE HAD ITS TOLL ON A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF VOTERS.
11. OTHER REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED BY PROMINENT LOCAL PERSONALITIES. EXAMPLES ARE
(A) LEGCO MEMBER MARIA TAM WAS QUOTED BY SOME PAPERS AS SAYING THAT THERE WAS INADEQIATE PUBLICITY ON THE ELECTIONS:
(B) ANOTHER LEGCO MEMBER MARTIN LEE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT SET A GOOD DEMOCRATIC ATMOSPHERE AND THIS CAUSED THE PEOPLE TO LOSE
THEIR CONFIDENCE.
ON THE OTHER HAND, SENIOR LEGCO MEMBER ALLEN LEE HOPED THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. HE SAID THAT THE SITUATION SHOULD CHANGE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF MORE POLITICAL GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE 1991 DIRECT ELECTION.
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