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candidates of differing
views and their respective
supporters. This can lead to instability in societies
where there has been inadequate political preparation
for this type of representation, or where deep social
divisions already exist which are then exacerbated by
political rivalries.
43.
In the
development
of
representative
government in
Hong Kong, to date
te the
government
has
taken pains to ensure that many channels are available
through which the views and concerns of the
community can be made known to the Administration.
addition
to
institutions
In
of
the principal
representative government, the District Boards, the
Urban and Regional Councils, and the Legislative
Council
electoral
college
and
functional
constituencies, there is an extensive network of boards
and committees on which many hundreds of individual
citizens participate, advising the Government on a very
wide range of
range of local and territory-wide issues. The
close links between the three levels of government,
which are fostered by cross-membership, ensure that the
views of all sectors of the community reach the highest
levels of the decision-making process.
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