22:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GREEN PAPER
'A PATTERN OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN HONG KONG'
SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS
For the New Territories:
(a) To introduce an elected element to the district advisory
boards.
(b) Each elected member to represent a separate constituency in
the area served by the district advisory board.
(c) Election to be by all adults over the age of 21 residing
in the New Territories with more than three years'-residence
in Hong Kong.
For the urban area:
(a) The district management committee system, established
experimentally in Kwun Tong, to be extended to other
urban districts.
(b) District boards comprising officials and appointed
unofficials to be established in the urban area with
terms of reference slightly narower than those of the
district advisory boards in the New Territories.
Implications for the Urban Council:
These proposals are primarily concerned with district
administration, but if adopted it is suggested that consequent
changes for the Urban Council might be:
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