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ertainty removed by the agreement, and Hong Kong's economy benefitting from renewed confidence, the Financial Secretary looks forward to a return to balanced budgets in a year's time.
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FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
7. Meanwhile
the aftermath of the agreement further stage in the development of representative government in Hong Kong is taking place this year:
(a) The second round of elections to the local government District
Boards took place in March. 213 seats were contested by nearly 500 candidates, and over 476,000 people, a third of the
registered electorate, voted.
(b)
A provisional Regional Council is being established to provide a regional representative body for the New Territories (having
the same functions as does the Urban Council for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon); and
(c)
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In September the first (indirect) elections to Hong Kong's Legislative Council will take place, to select 24 of the
Council S 56 members. A further review of progress towards
representative government will take place in 1987 before
next Legislative Council elections scheduled for 1988.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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