10 AS REGARDS THE POSITION OF THE APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, THERE WAS WIDE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE VALUABLE SERVICE THEY HAVE PROVIDED: AND A GENERAL RECOGNITION THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO RETAIN THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AT LEAST FOR SOME YEARS TO COME. IT WAS ALSO GENERALLY ACCEPTED THAT THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING NEED FOR A CORE OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS TO REMAIN ON THE COUNCIL. IT IS ONLY PRUDENT TO CONCLUDE THAT,
IF THE COUNCIL IS TO DEAL EFFICIENTLY WITH THE
WIDE RANGE OF LEGISLATIVE, FINANCIAL, AND OTHER BUSINESS WHICH COMES BEFORE IT, THIS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE MUST NOT BE LOST, AT LEAST UNTIL ELECTED MEMBERS HAVE GAINED A SIMILAR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE WORKINGS
OF GOVERNMENT.
11. TAKING ALL THIS INTO ACCOUNT, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO MAKE A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER FOR THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
12. (FOLLOWING WORD UNDERLINED) FIRST, THE NUMBERS OF MEMBERS WHO WILL BE ELECTED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES IN 1985 WILL BE INCREASED, IN BOTH CASES FROM
6 TO 12.
13. (FOLLOWING WORD UNDERLINED) SECONDLY, IT IT INTENDED TO DIVIDE THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE INTO TEN GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES, BASED ON GROUPS OF DISTRICTS, EACH OF WHICH WILL REPRESENT ROUGHLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE. DETAILS OF THESE GROUPS ARE GIVEN IN THE WHITE PAPER. IN ADDITION, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE WILL EACH FORM A SEPARATE CONSTITUENCY. THESE TWELVE CONSTITUENCIES WITHIN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WILL EACH ELECT ONE MEMBER TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1985.
14. (FOLLOWING WORD UNDERLINED) THIRDLY, THE 12 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS FROM THE NINE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES TO BE ELECTED IN 1985 WILL REPRESENT THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, LABOUR, SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE LEGAL, MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN SELECTED BECAUSE EACH REPRESENTS A MAJOR SECTOR
OF THE COMMUNITY, IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS: AND BECAUSE THERE ARE WELL ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY-WIDE INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, OR PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS, TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THEIR ELECTORAL ROLES. THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR CONSTITUENCIES WILL ELECT TWO MEMBERS EACH: THE OTHER SIX WILL ELECT ONE MEMBER EACH. DETAILS OF THE COMPOSITION OF THESE CONSTITUENCIES AND HOW THE ELECTIONS WILL BE ORGANISED ARE SET OUT IN THE WHITE PAPER.
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