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Secondly, the timing for introducing these changes is bad. With less than 3 weeks given to Urban Councillors to decide whether to stand for election in the coming DB
district board
elections, the personal hardship suffered by theat
Councillors is only too apparent. I understand many of them
Λ have already given support to some of the candidates running in
very their constituencies. They are being put in a difficult situation of whether to honour their promise, thereby losing le the chance to win a District Board seat; or break their promise
and stand as a candidate, knowing full well by doing so they will lose many good friends and stand the risk of splitting the community into different camps.
Sir, I think you will agree with me that important
changes must be made gradually and as painless as possible. Unless there are very strong and compelling reasons, I think
suggestion the suggetion to discontinue Urban Councillors' ex officio
le membership of the urban District Boards should not be
implemented till 1991.
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Finally, may I say that our present 3-tier structure
of government has proved to be working very well. The
inéluding both the Urban Council and the Regional Council, Municipal Councils, forming the middle tier, has an important
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and pivotal role to play. It will be very unwise for the Government not to fully utilize the useful function of these Councils. The Urban Council, being the earliest of our present organs of government to have elected members, should be encouraged to continue to make significant contribution in the administration of the territory and be given due recognition
for having done so.
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Sir, with these remarks, I support the Bill.
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