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members are
appointed by the Government.
District
Board members keep in close touch with public opinion
in their districts through contacts with local
residents and local
local organizations such as Area
Committees and Mutual Aid Committees.
15.
The Municipal Councils also
elected members. Constituencies are
include directly
much larger than
those for District Boards, with about 210,000 residents
for each elected Council member. Half the members of
the Urban Council are directly elected, and the other
half appointed. The Regional Council's composition is
more complicated. One-third (twelve members) are
directly elected. Nine are indirectly elected, one
from each District Board in the region. The Chairman
and two Vice-Chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk are
ex-officio
members, providing a direct link with the
indigenous residents of the New Territories. The
remaining twelve members of the Regional Council are
appointed by the Governor.
16.
Until 1985 the Legislative Council was
composed entirely of Appointed Members, including a
substantial number of Government officials. In that
year the numbers of Official and Appointed Members were
reduced to ten and 22 respectively and, for the first
time, 24 Elected Members were introduced.
Twelve of
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