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The following
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Executive Council
members
table illustrates the above
Year
Current 1988 1991
(a) Elected by Legislative
Council
0
4
8
(b) Appointed by Governor
(c) Ex-officio members
12
8
4
4
2 J
4
Total
16
16
14
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The Governor's relationship with the Executive Council is dealt with in Chapter 7.
time
the
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Suggestions have been made from time to that Unofficial members of the Executive and Legislative Councils should play a greater part in Administration by assuming some sort of executive role, similar to the ministerial functions performed by elected representatives in other countries. Leaving aside the question of whether such a system would be suited to the special circumstances of Hong Kong, it is not proposed to pursue this idea at present for a number of reasons. As was explained earlier (in paragraph 27), it is essential to preserve the stability and harmony of the community. The proposals, which are concerned with the method of selection to the principal institutions of government, themselves represent substantial change and must be absorbed before any changes to the structure of government itself
introduced.
Subsequent developments may be considered at a later stage, but the proposed new system of selection must be implemented and allowed to settle down first.
are
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