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7.
The
issues
Green Paper discussed a number of
affecting the three tiers of the present system of
government. It put forward a range of options, and set
It did
out the arguments for and against each of them.
not make recommendations. The object was to encourage
the widest possible public response.
The Survey Office
8.
A Survey Office was set up to collect public
opinion on the Green Paper. It operated outside the
ordinary machinery
of
government and without
interference from the Administration. Two independent
monitors were appointed to oversee its work.
was to
collect and collate, but not to assess,
views expressed by the public.
Its task
the
Its terms of reference
and
27 May to 30 September 1987.
those of the monitors are at Appendix A.
Survey Office received submissions from the public from
It submitted its report
The
on
the public response
monitors submitted
on
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their separate
following day.
Both
reports
were
October 1987,
report on the
tabled
and
the
in
the
Legislative Council
Council and published
on
4 November.
The
monitors concluded in their report that the Survey
Office had carried out its duties properly, accurately
and
impartially,
reference.
and in
its in line with
terms of
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