49. IN ORDER TO MOVE AWAY FROM DEPENDENCE ON THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BY THE GOVERNOR AND TO INTRODUCE A REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENT INTO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IT IS PROPOSED THAT, BY 1991, AT LEAST EIGHT OF THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE ELECTED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM AMONG THEIR OWN NUMBER. THIS WILL ACHIEVE TWO OBJECTIVES - FIRST, IT WILL EXTEND REPRESENTATIVE STATUS TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BY BUILDING UPWARDS FROM THE BASE OF EXISTING INSTITUTIONS AND SECONDLY IT WILL ESTABLISH A MORE DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
50. GIVEN ITS POLICY MAKING FUNCTIONS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHOULD ENCOMPASS A FULL RANGE OF EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE MAIN SECTORS.
OF SOCIETY AND THE ECONOMY AND THE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
AND AGE GROUPS. THE ELECTIONS IN THE LEGNSLATIVE COUNCIL MAY OR
MAY NOT PRODUCE THIS RESULT AND IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE GOVERNOR SHOULD HAVE DISCRETION TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT IT HAS THE NECESSARY RANGE OF EXPERIENCE
AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO IT.
51. IT IS ALSO PROPOSED THAT THE THREE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE FINANCIAL AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS AS A LINK BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION: AND THAT THE
COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES SHOULD FOR THE PRESENT CONTINUE TO SIT
AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.
52. AS WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IT IS INTENDED THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTRODUCING A MORE REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENT INTO
THE COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY. AGAIN, ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE PERIOD OF OFFICE OF ELECTED MEMBERS OF BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS WOULD BE FOR THREE YEARS, SO AS TO FIT IN WITH THE ELECTORAL CYCLE FOR THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE REGIONAL COUNCILS, IT IS PROPOSED
THAT FOUR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE
ELECTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1988 AND ANOTHER FOUR IN 1991, FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN
THOSE YEARS.
53. THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE ABOVE PROPOSALS
P
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
CURRENT
1988
1991
(A) ELECTED BY LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
ว
4
8
(B) APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
12
3
2
(C) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
4
TOTAL
16
16
14
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