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12 appointed members, three of whom will, at
least at the start, be members of the Heung Yee
Kuk, especially chosen to represent the three
constituencies of the Kuk.
this makes a total of 36 members.
Revised
10.
In order to allow some working experience to be
gained before the full Council comes into being in April 1986,
the Government intends to establish a provisional Regional
Council of appointed members early in 1985, although the precise
date is not settled.
11.
Elections for the 12 directly elected members will
be conducted at the same time as those for the Urban Council
in March 1986 and they would hold office from 1 April 1986 when
the new Council will be formally established.
12.
The proposal to re-draw the boundaries of the Urban
Council's jurisdiction looks attractive on the map. All the
islands to the south and west of Hong Kong have easier and
more direct communications with Hong Kong Island than with
the northern New Territories. Also the development started
at Junk Bay will tend to make it more of an adjunct to Kwun Tong
than the Clear Water Bay peninsula and Sai Kung. Here again
the views of the District Boards were unequivocal. There should
be no change. Nor did the Urban Council press for this
adjustment.
So the present boundaries will be retained.