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四年一度的區議會選舉將於十一月十八日舉行，近期各政黨以至獨立人士正磨拳擦掌，力爭一舉攻下議席。單是派出多少人參選，已經成為媒體報道的熱點，政黨在未來個多月將成為傳媒的寵兒。話說回來，自上世紀八十年代始有區議會選舉以來，今次區議會選舉將是有史以來最激烈的一次。對上一次選舉投票率是百分之四十四，相信今次可超過百分之五十以上，直追九八年的百分之五十三。
為甚麼會是最激烈？首先，未來區議員通過互選，有望進身立法會，對於「大佬文化」盛行的政黨，二三梯隊的年輕精英，可循區議會渠道，爭取表現自己的從政能力，最終更上一層樓，無疑有極大激勵作用。
○五年的《政改五號報告書》，政府建議新增五席功能議席予區議員互選產生，《政制發展綠皮書》亦有類似的建議，作為循序漸進令立法會全部議席最終由普選產生的方案之一，可見政府高度重視區議會的政治地位。
事實上，區議會有一定民意基礎，大部分議員是一人一票選出，是某種形式的普選。政府近年多次利用區議會來反制桀驁不馴的立法會，十八個區議會的正副主席常為局長的座上客，是上佳的明證。
區議會成為兵家必爭之地，還因為這是培養政治人才的基地。議政、參政以至參與管理地區服務，區議會一應俱全。政府於四個區議會，包括灣仔、黃大仙、西貢及屯門，試驗下放權力，予區議會有限度的管理職權，圖書館服務與開放社區會堂等，區議會有「話事權」，這對年輕一代有志從政人士的吸引力不斷提升。

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District Council is always distinguished from Legislative Council as less political and more district-based. However, some voice suggests that District Council becomes more political.
Song Li Gong, a commentator of Oriental Daily believes that the coming District Council election will be the fiercer ever. He predicts that there will be about 50% voting rate compared […]

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