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Chapter 5 The Legislative Council

47.

At present the Legislative Council is composed

of the Governor (as President), three ex-officio members

(the Chief Secretary, the Financial Secretary and the

Attorney General), fifteen Official members (Secretary

for Home Affairs, Secretary for District Administration,

Secretary for Transport, Director of Medical and Health

Services, Secretary for Trade and Industry, Secretary

for the Civil Service, Law Draftsman, Secretary for

Housing, Director of Education, Secretary for Economic

Services, Secretary for Security, Secretary for Health

and Welfare, Secretary for Lands and Works, Commissioner

for Labour and Secretary for Education and Manpower) and

twenty-nine Unofficial members, making a total

membership (including the Governor) of forty-eight.

48.

associated

with

a wide

are

The twenty-nine Unofficial members

range of functional

constituencies (including commerce, industry, medicine,

law, engineering/architecture, education, social work,

finance, accountancy, trade unions/workers and religious

bodies) and geographical constituencies (including five

who are members of the Urban Council and District

Boards, and two who are members of the Heung Yee Kuk).

However, they were

and appointed by the

selected

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