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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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