Legislative Council. However, at this stage no attempt has been made to draw up detailed proposals.
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After the Green Paper has been published and public comments have been received on the concept of functional constituencies, it will be necessary
decide on
(a)
exactly
which
functional constituencies should be selected to elect representatives to be members of the Legislative Council;
(b) the numbers of representatives to be elected by each selected functional constituency;
(c)
(d)
the appropriate arrangements for electing the representatives of each functional constituency; and
to
which functional constituencies should be selected to elect representatives in 1988, prior to
1985 the
and
full
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to
introduction of the proposed
arrangements in 1991.
In the meantime, further consideration will be given these questions with a view to drawing up proposals for Members' consideration in due course.
The Governor's relationship with
the Legislative Council
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In the draft Green
paper
detailed
it is proposed (in paragraph 61) that the Governor should cease to be President of the Legislative Council in 1986 and that his place should be taken by a Presiding Officer who, initially, would be appointed by the Governor after consultation with the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council but subsequently, in 1988 and every three years thereafter, would be elected by the Members of the Legislative Council among their own number.
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from
Members expressed concern when considering the previous memorandum that the public would see the Governor's ceasing to be the President of the Council as a renunciation of authority. It is envisaged in the draft Green Paper (in paragraph 62) that the Governor would deliver an Annual
Address to the Council in his role as Chief Executive at the opening of each new session, and that he would retain the right to address and attend the Council on any other occasion on which he considered it to be appropriate or necessary.
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