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members currently elected by the geographical
the electoral
(District Board) constituencies
college. The remaining two seats under the present
electoral college arrangement are filled by the special
Urban and Regional Councils.
constituencies of
the
representatives of
Legislative Council.
the
system
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There are strong reasons for continuing to have elected
оп the two Municipal Councils
They form a key part of the
the three tiers of
representative government
(as described
in paragraph
6 (b) of Chapter
Consequently, although
the
present electoral college will
be abolished in 1991,
the
Government
has decided
to retain
two
special
constituencies SO that each of the Municipal Councils
may continue
tó
elect
Council.
Member
to
the Legislative
41.
So
far as the
functional
constituency system
is
concerned,
there
is a good
case
for
limited
expansion in 1988. The system has worked well since
its introduction in 1985. The public response
Green
Paper
showed
that
there
response to the
is wide support for
developing it further. The Green Paper suggested the
following guidelines by which
group
groups or
to consider whether a
become a should
functional
constituency:
(a)
constituencies functional
should be
substantial
and
in of importance
the
community;
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