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Chapter V
The District Boards and the Municipal Councils
45.
The Green Paper presented options for changes
the role and composition of the District Boards;
in the
the relationship between urban District Boards and the
Urban Council; and the size and committee structure of
the Urban Council.
Role and Composition of District Boards
46.
The Survey Office reported
that most
submissions on this subject were not in favour of
changing the role of District Boards. Many argued that
this would involve major constitutional change. Some
felt that it could confuse the relationship between the
three tiers of government and complicate the
implementation of territory-wide policies. Most
Legislative and Municipal Councillors who spoke
publicly on the matter shared
shared these
these views, although
many also
also felt that the District Boards' advisory
function should be enhanced. District Board members
themselves were divided in their views. Public opinion
surveys however showed a measure of public support for
giving District Boards powers to take decisions and
direct government action on certain district matters.
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