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The first elections to the Legislative Council were held
September 1985 (six of the 24 new Legislative Council members were
elected unopposed). The turn-out rate for the electoral colleges
was 98.5%; for the functional constituencies it was 57.6%, ranging
from 97.2% in the Social Services constituency to 45.1% in the
Industrial constituency. The new Council me t for the first time on
30 October 1985 in a new Council Chamber.
24.
The new Legislative Council is
of government.
representative
the apex of the three levels
this framework for
more
In constructing
government, the Hong Kong Government sought to
establish close links between the three levels.
Urban Councillors
sit on the urban district Boards; regional District Board members
will sit in the Regional Council; members of District Boards and of
the two second level Councils sit in the Legislative Council
together with representatives
of all
the major functional
organisations and sectors of Hong Kong society.
The system as a
whole is thus representative and closely knit; it is supplemented by
a network of over 400 advisory bodies; it has evolved as a result of
continuing consultative process between the Hong Kono Government
the Hong Kong community.
a
and
25.
developments
Looking ahead to
public will be consulted
carried out in 1985 of systems providing for redress of grievances. One possibility which
expected to be publicly examined
institution to enquire, on an independent basis,
alleging
over the next 12 months the
on recommendations stemming from a review
establishment of an
in to
complaints
Departments.
is
maladministration
by
is
the
Government
(e) Civil Service
26.
Within the civil service the proportion of local officers
holding directorate posts reached 50% with an increasing number of
local officers taking up senior positions. The Hong Kong Government
announced that by continuing with their localisation policy they
that sufficient local
local people would be available to
were confident
fill top pos ts
Police Force,
before 1997.
in the Civil Service
the Hong Kong Government accepted
As regards the
that localisation of
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