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As honourable Members are aware, the Unofficials are,
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generally speaking, very busy people and have their own normal business interests which are already time-consuming. There is a limit to the amount of time and effort that each Unofficial can devote to carrying out the Council work. Therefore, with the increasing volume, sophistication and complexity of the work of this Council, the Unofficial Members feel that there is justification for further expanding the number of the Unofficials of this Council" to, say, twenty.
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Sir, the Unofficial Members also consider that there is a need to appoint to, this Council persons from a broader
segment of society so as to widen the range of expert knowledge of the Unofficials and to ensure also a fuller expression of the views of the whole of the people. of
Hong Kong.
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There also may be some people whose appointment to this Council is at present out of the question for lack of any financial allowance to carry out the duties of the
Legislative Councillors. The Unofficial Members suggest that the time has come, Sir, when provision should be, made for appointment of persons whose experience befits them for membership of this Council but who could not afford to give up 'their time or their jobs unless they receive adequate financial allowance for supporting themselves and their families. The introduction of a payment would make it possible to choose 'as Members of this Council persons who work among the lower strata of the organization in", factories and shops.
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From time to time we heard. criticism that the present Unofficial Membership of this Council is heavily weighed towards the interests of the "management of commercial
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