11.
Institutions
a)
b)
Membership of the Legislative and Executive
Councils should command the confidence and
respect of the population, and assist in the
process of ensuring that Government policies
obtain the consent of the public and reflect
its needs and wishes. This requires members
to speak from a wide range of social background,
professional experience, and personal association,
and to be able and articulate people.
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in the
The Membership of these Councils must also be
compatible with continued confidence in Hong
Kong and elsewhere including Peking
financial and economic reliability of the Hong
Kong Government and the social stability of the
Colony. It must contain no-one who Peking
considers a serious threat to their interests.
c)
The size of the Legislative Council should be
d)
e)
allowed to grow if the workload on members requires
it.
UMELCO to develop its ombudsman's role as a
valuable channel for complaint, and an insurance
against administrative abuse.
The Urban Council should be maintained and
supported within its defined sphere of activity.
There is no case for expanding the Council's
sphere of activity.
CONFIDENTIAL