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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 883

OF 011108Z JUNE 93

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION ORDINANCE: PUBLIC STEPS AFTER

ENACTMENT

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1.

AS FORESHADOWED IN OUR TELNO 882, PUBLIC STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN FOLLOWING ENACTMENT OF THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION

COMMISSION (BEC) ORDINANCE ON 26 MAY (UP TO END OF 1993) ARE SET OUT BELOW :

ACTIVITY

(1)

GAZETTAL OF GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL'S

ORDER ON THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF PROPOSED DISTRICTS FOR THE NEXT DISTRICT BOARD (DB) TERM (THE ORDER). (THE ORDER, TO BE MADE UNDER THE DB ORDINANCE, CAP 366, WILL PROVIDE THE BEC WITH A BASIC PARAMETER FOR REVIEWING THE DB

CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES.)

(2) TABLING OF THE ORDER IN LEGCO (AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 34 OF THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE, CAP.1): ORDER SUBJECT TO LEGCO'S SCRUTINY AND AMENDMENT WITHIN 28 DAYS AFTER TABLING.

(3) GAZETTAL OF COMMENCEMENT NOTICE FOR PART OF THE BEC ORDINANCE (PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF BEC MEMBERS AND BEC'S FUNCTION TO REVIEW CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES). (SECTION 1(2) OF THE BEC ORDINANCE STIPULATES THAT THE ORDINANCE SHALL COME INTO OPERATION ON A DAY TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR IN THE GAZETTE AND DIFFERENT DAYS MAY BE APPOINTED FOR DIFFERENT PROVISIONS. THIS GAZETTAL

PROVISIONAL DATE

4 JUNE 1993

IS REQUIRED FOR ACTION ON ITEMS (4) AND (5) BELOW).

(4)

GAZETTAL OF GOVERNOR'S NOTICE ON APPOINTMENT

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