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40. AS REGARDS THE POSITION. OF THE GOVERNOR IN GENERAL, THE GREEN PAPER STATED THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL CONTINUE TO BE APPOINTED FORMALLY BY THE QUEEN UNTIL 1997 AND THERE
WAS STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THIS.
SINCE THE GREEN PAPER WAS PUBLISHED THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON THE
FUTURE OF HONG KONG HAS BEEN INITIALLED IN PEKING. ANY
PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE WILL NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES WILL BE
CONSIDERED AT A LATER STAGE.
CHAPTER V OTHER RELATED MATTERS CIVIC EDUCATION.
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41. AN OPINION WHICH HAS BEEN EXPRESSED STRONGLY BY MANY ORGANISA- TIONS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IS THAT ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO BE EDUCATED MORE EFFECTIVELY AND COMPREHENSIVELY IN POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL
MATTERS SO THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER ALL THE
IMPLICATIONS AND COMPLEXITIES OF PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.
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2. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION IN
SCHOOLS FOR MANY YEARS THROUGH SOCIAL STUDIES AND ECONOMIC AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COURSES. IT IS THE INTENTION TO DEVELOP THESE FURTHER
IN A NEW SYLLABUS COVERING GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS. CIVIC
EDUCATION WILL BE PURSUED BOTH THROUGH THE FORMAL SCHOOL CURRICU-
LUM AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CURRENT AFFAIRS CLUBS,
DEBATING SOCIETIES AND VISITS FOR SENIOR STUDENTS TO DISTRICT BOARDS, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE UMELCO OFFICE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
43. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT ADULTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO RECEIVE MORE CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT WILL BE GIVEN
TO OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE
MORE COURSES IN CONSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
REMUNERATION FOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
41 44. SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE THAT UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE REMUNERATION SO
AS TO ENABLEEL THEM TO DEVOTE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF TIME AND
ATTENTION TO THEIR DUTIES AS COUNCILLORS. THIS WOULD ALSO HELP TO
ENSURE THAT PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ARE
NOT PREVENTED FROM STANDING FOR ELECTION FOR FINANCIAL REASONS.
42 45. ALTHOUGH ARRANGEMENTS ALREADY EXIST FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES TO BE
RE-IMBURSED TO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, IT IS NOW PROPOSED THAT A STANDARD RATE OF REMUNERATION AS WELL AS PAYMENT OF EXPENSES SHOULD
BE PROVIDED. THE LEVEL IS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION, WITH A VIEW TO
INTRODUCING THE SCHEME WHEN THE FIRST ELECTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS
JOIN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 4 OCTOBER 1985.
CHAPTER VI LEGISLATION.
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