}
The Council presently
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President), 10 Official
4
comprises
the Governor (as
Members (including the
three
ex-officio members), 22 Appointed Members and 24 Elected
Members (12 elected by the electoral college and 12 by
the nine functional constituencies).
6.
The subsequent sections of this chapter will
consider
(a) whether further changes are necessary in the
numbers and/or relative proportion of Official,
Appointed and Elected members; and
(b) whether there should be any change in the
methods of selecting members to the Council,
including whether a proportion of members
might be selected
elections, based on
by а system of direct
broad franchise, instead
elections by functional
of or as well as,
constituencies and the electoral college.
Official Members
7.
Official Members of the Legislative Council are
the
responsible for introducing legislation, (with exception of private bills), presenting the Administration
position in policy debates, and answering questions on
matters of policy or general public interest. Following
the adoption of the 1984 White Paper, the number of
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