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MY SECOND IPT: 1987 REVIEW : THE WHITE PAPER OUTLINE
FOLLOWING IS BRIEF OUTLINE OF HOW WE PROPOSE THE WHITE PAPER SHOULD BE STRUCTURED.
CHAPTER I
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INTRODUCTION (BRIEF RECAP OF PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF GREEN PAPER AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF WHITE PAPER).
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CHAPTER II PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE GREEN PAPER (DESCRIPTION OF CONSULTATION PROCEDURE, EXTENT OF RESPONSE ETC.).
CHAPTER III DIRECT ELECTION.
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
PRESIDENCY OF LEGCO.
MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS.
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CHAPTER VII PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF ELECTIONS.
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CHAPTER VIII SUMMARY.
2. THE REASONS FOR SUGGESTING THAT DIRECT ELECTIONS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH EARLY IN THE WHITE PAPER, AND IN A CHAPTER OF ITS ARE
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(A) TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THIS WAS THE FOCUS OF PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE GREEN PAPER: AND
(B) TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR THE REMAINING CHAPTERS OF THE WHITE PAPER, IN WHICH MANY OF THE CONCLUSIONS/PROPOSALS WILL FLOW FROM, OR BE RELATED TO, THE DECISION TO INTRODUCE DIRECT ELECTIONS IN 1991.
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