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(III) NEED FOR CONVERGENCE WITH BASIC LAW AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE MINDS OF MANY.
CHAPTER II FRAMEWORK OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
(A) REFER TO EXISTING THREE-TIER STRUCTURE : CONFIRM THAT THIS STRUCTURE WILL BE MAINTAINED BUT RATIONALISED AS COHERENT WHOLE: REPRESENTATION/CROSS MEMBERSHIP UPWARDS RATHER THAN DOWNWARDS.
(B) REFER TO IMPORTANCE OF INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT TIERS OF GOVERNMENT, AND OF ALL THREE TIERS KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH GRASS ROOTS OPINION THROUGH DIRECT REPRESENTATION FROM DISTRICTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER FORMS OF REPRESENTATION.
CHAPTER III
DIRECT ELECTIONS
(A) REFER TO FACT THAT DIRECT ELECTIONS ALREADY EXIST AT DISTRICT AND REGIONAL LEVELS * ISSUE IS THEREFORE WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE DIRECT ELECTIONS TO LEGCO.
(B) BRIEF ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC RESPONSE ON DIRECT ELECTIONS.
(C) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS : HKG HAS TAKEN NOTE OF FACT THAT LATEST DRAFT OF BASIC LAW PROVIDES FOR DIRECTLY ELECTED ELEMENT IN POST-1997 LEGISLATURE: ON OTHER HAND, PRESENT METHODS OF SELECTING LEGCO MEMBERS IN PLACE FOR ONLY 3 YEARS. APPROACH SHOULD BE CAREFUL AND CONSIDERED.
(D) CONCLUDE THAT DIRECT ELECTIONS SHOULD BE HELD IN 1991
INITIALLY 10 SEATS TO BE FILLED BY DIRECT ELECTIONS, TO REPLACE SEATS FILLED FROM DB CONSTITUENCIES OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
CHAPTER IV
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THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS
(A) BRIEF ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC RESPONSE TO ISSUES RAISED.
(B) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS NEED TO LINK VARIOUS TIERS OF
GOVERNMENT MORE LOGICALLY SO THAT SYSTEM AS A WHOLE IS STRENGTHENED (CHAPTER II).
(C) CONCLUSIONS :
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