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The main options for further change in 1988 are :
(i) to retain the present nine constituencies electing
12 members to the Legislative Council;
(ii) to maintain the existing number of constituencies
but to enlarge the scope of some constituencies
with an additional seat or seats in the Legislative
Council allocated to them;
(iii) to expand the system to include one or more
additional constituencies with their Own seats in
the Legislative Council.
There are, of course, a number of permutations of options
(ii) and (iii) which could be considered.
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In view of the representations which have already
been made by some sectors of the community, for recognition
as functional constituencies, option (i) would undoubtedly
leave many groups dissatisfied. Option (ii) would enable
some existing constituencies
more widely
to
be
representative. It might, however, lead to problems if too
many different professional/interest groups were included
within one constituency.
These problems would be
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