The following is issued on behalf of the Electoral Affairs Commission:
The Electoral Affairs Commission will hold two public forums this week on its provisional recommendations on the boundaries and names of the constituencies for the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election. Members of the public are welcome to attend any one of them to express their views on any constituency.
The two public forums will be held from 7pm to 9.30pm on August 1 (Wednesday) and August 3 (Friday) at Lai Chi Kok Community Hall, 863 Lai Chi Kok Road, Sham Shui Po, and Lung Hang Estate Community Centre, Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin, respectively.
The public consultation exercise started on July 23 and continues until August 21.
The Commission will submit its final recommendations to the Chief Executive after taking into account representations received during the consultation period.
Written representations on the proposed boundaries and names may be submitted by post to the Commission's Secretariat (10/F, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai), by fax (2511 1682) or by email (eacenq@reo.gov.hk) by August 21. Late submissions will not be considered.
Members of the public can visit the Commission's website (www.eac.gov.hk), Home Affairs Enquiry Centres of all District Offices, the Registration and Electoral Office, post offices, management offices of public housing estates, and major and district public libraries to study the maps and descriptions of the proposed boundaries of individual constituencies. For enquiries, please call 2827 1269.
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