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(C) THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE
GRADUALLY REDUCED.
(D) TO START WITH, THESE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN TWO
STAGES IN 1985 AND 1988 - FOLLOWING THE DISTRICT BOARD
ELECTIONS IN THOSE YEARS.
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(E) THE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY 1988 SHOULD BE
(1) 12 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, (11) 12 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES
(111) 16 APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, AND (IV) 10 OFFICIAL MEMBERS.
(F) IN 1989, AFTER THE 1988 ELECTIONS TO THE COUNCIL HAVE TAKEN PLACE, THERE SHOULD BE A REVIEW OF THE POSITION WITH A VIEW TO DECIDING WHAT FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE PURSUED.
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
(G) THE MAJORITY OF THE APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE REPLACED PROGRESSIVELY BY MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM AMONG THEIR NUMBER, BUT A SMALL NUMBER OF MEMBERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE FOUR EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS SHOULD REMAIN AS MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
(H) THESE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN TWO STAGES
IN 1988 AND 1991 FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL IN THOSE YEARS.
(1) THE EVENTUAL COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BY 1991 SHOULD
BE
(1) AT LEAST 8 MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
(11) 2 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND (111) 4 EX-OFF IC 10 MEMBERS,
ALTHOUGH THESE NUMBERS MIGHT BE MODIFIED IN THE LIGHT OF THE REVIEW OF THE POSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1989.
THE GOVERNOR
(J) IN DUE COURSE, THE GOVERNOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PRESIDENT OF
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY A PRESIDING OFFICER ELECTED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM AMONG THEIR OWN NUMBER. THIS CHANGE MIGHT BE INTRODUCED IN TWO STAGES.
(K) NO PROPOSALS ARE MADE IN THE GREEN PAPER IN RESPECT OF THE
GOVERNOR'S POWERS RELATING TO THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OR ABOUT THE FUTURE METHOD OF SELECTING THE GOVERNOR. THESE MATTERS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AT A LATER STAGE.
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