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(5)
(6)
To whom would the Legislative Councillors elected by
functional constituencies be accountable? Would these
Councillors concentrate only on the interests of their own groups so much that they might neglect the interest of the public as a whole?
The work of the Urban Councillors, the Regional
Councillors and the District Board members is vastly
different from that of the Legislative Councillors. How will representatives elected by an electoral college composed of the former handle the conflict of interests that arises between the central and district
levels?
(7)
(8)
How will the candidate for appointment as Governor be
selected in future? If the Governor does not preside over the Legislative Council, will a gap be created
between the administration and the legislature?
Will the two-month consultation period be enough?
In short, the discussions seem to focus on the timing
of direct elections to Legislative Council, the selection of
functional constituencies, the accountability of Legislative
Councillors elected by the electoral college and functional
constituencies and the length of the consultation period for
the Green Paper.
It is clearly indicated in the Green Paper that its
contents are merely proposals. It has been published for the
purpose of inviting public discussion and comment. Many people in Hong Kong belong to 'the silent majority', but this does not
necessarily mean that they have not formed any opinion. Some
of them may have their own views, but they feel that their
words carry little weight, hence they choose not to speak out.
Others are not used to putting pen to paper and cannot write
long theses to the government to express their views.
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