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STATEMENT FOR RELEASE ON ELECTIONS TO HONG KONG EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
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The Constitution of Hong Kong provides that the Unofficial
Members of Executive and Legislative Councils are appointed by
the Governor on the instructions of the Secretary of State:
in the special circumstances of Hong Kong The problem about moving towards an elected legislature is that
self-government or independence for Hong Kong has to be ruled
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Unofficial Members of ExCo and LegCo keep in touch with public
opinion through their own organisation UMELCO, which maintains a
very successful office for consultations and complaints from
the public. In addition the Government is advised by a wide
network of committees, in which a large number of the public it clear are involved.
The Urban Council, a partly elected and partly
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but both the elected and the nominated members are vocal and
been associated with setting up local committees which are the
Hey are influential in the fairs of the urban area. They have also jchäfiess with le Prevent Centre of action in particular ampaigns, such as the "Keep station Hong Kong Clean" or the "Fight Violent Crime" campaign. Ateak there
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are a number of City District Officers, whose main job is to keep in touch with local opinion and discus government
policies with the ordinary people of Hong Kong. All these
arrangements ensure that, despite the constitutional restraints
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