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Boards that the concept of
representative
government
based on popular elections has been most widely
developed so far. The Boards provide a forum for public
consultation and participation at the District level.
They have a mainly advisory role with a substantial
over district affairs. They are also
allocated some public funds for local recreational and
cultural activities and for minor environmental works.
influence
16.
The system by which members of the Urban
Council and District Boards are elected is based on an
electoral roll on which all residents aged 21 or above
who have been in Hong Kong for seven or more years are
eligible to be registered. Out of an estimated total
potential electorate of 2.7 million, there are at
present approximately 900,000 registered electors.
17.
Plans to double the number of elected members
on the District Boards in 1985 and to set up а new
Regional Council in 1986, to cover those areas not under
the aegis of the Urban Council, were announced by the
Government very recently. The new Regional Council will
be composed of 12 directly elected members, nine
representatives elected from the New Territories
District Boards, three ex-officio representatives from
the Heung Yee Kuk and 12
'
appointed members.
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