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37 ONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER: THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT: THE WAY FORWARD
Summary of decisions
Func los have
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(a) The Legislative Council
1985
1988
1991
President
1
1
1
Official
10
10
10
Appointed
22
20
20
Functional
12
14
14
constituencies
Electoral college
12
12
2
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recensed Why Support from Ik people.
Directly elected
0
0
10
Total
57
57
57
Note (1) Hong Kong Government has reserved its position on further changes in 1991 in addition to the 10 directly elected seats.
(2) Electoral college: 1985/88 includes District Boards and Regional Councils. 1991 just includes Regional Councils.
(b) The District Board and Municipal Councils
Their
i) No change in role and composition of District Boards. Advisory role developed. Provided with additional resources.
In
ii) Links between urban DB's and Urban Council strengthened. March 1989 the ten urban DB's will each elect representative to UC. UC will be increased from 30 to 40. Urban Councillors will cease to be ex-officio members of urban District Boards. This will bring arrangements for District Board representation on the Urban Council
This brings in line with arrangements for the Regional Council. arrangements for DB's/UC in line with DB's/Regional Council.
iii) No change in role and composition of Regional Council.
(c) The Presidency of the Legislative Council
The Governor to remain president of LegCo for immediate future.
(d) Practical aspects of elections
i) sequence of elections will be rationalised.
ii) no change of terms of office of elected members of LegCo for the time being.
iii) age of entitlement to vote and eligibility for office remains
at 21.
iv) preferential elimination system of voting to be adopted in 1988 LegCo elections.
v) the limits on election expenses to be reviewed regularly.
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