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elected.

Half of these Boards and Committees are

chaired by unofficials. Some of the boards are

statutory

Their

and

others

non-statutory.

responsibilities vary widely, from tendering advice on

important policy matters to the Government or to Heads

of Departments to performing

to performing functions of an executive

quasi-judicial nature. They also

or

invaluable training and recruiting

appointment to the higher councils.

provide an

ground

for

14.

and

The Urban Council is a statutory

financially autonomous body responsible for providing

municipal services well as cultural and recreational

facilities throughout the urban areas. It comprises 30

councillors, 15 of whom are appointed by the Governor

and 15 directly elected on a constituency basis. The

Chairman is elected by the Council from amongst its

membership. The elected members automatically have

seats

the urban District Boards in whose area their

constituency lies, and the appointed members are also

allocated seats on District Boards.

15.

The 18 District Boards were set up in 1982 on a

geographical basis covering the whole of Hong Kong. Of

the total membership of the District

one-third

unofficials

are officials, one-third

Boards, about

are appointed

and the remainder (132 at

present) are

directly elected unofficials. It is in the District

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