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not express any particular view, but rather waited to see how the various views would develop hoping that the outcome, whatever it might be, would be beneficial to their future stability and prosperity. I do not accept either that any
member of this Council speaks for the so-called" man in
the street. No counsellor in the
was elected to do
so and any claim that one or a group of counsellors une long
presently represent the views of a majority of Hong Kong's
community is nonsense. Surely, the White Paper will bring
us nearer to that possibility in 1991.
Chamber
Many other points in the White Paper correspond closely to the views expressed in the Chamber's submission. I only wish to suggest two changes to the proposals, which I think
пр. could be important. I believe that just as the White Paper
10 provides for election often District Board Members
Members to the
Urban Council, there should be continued provision for the
appointment of Urban Council. Members to the pistrict Boards.
There seems no good reason for eliminating this very useful
linke which will enhance the close two-way functional relationship between these two tiers of administration.
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I ask that the Government consider permitting one Urban Councillor to serve on each district Board, either by election or by appointment.
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I suggests also that, if the experiment of direct elections in 1991 works well, early provision should be made to extend the principle of universal sufferage in 1994 by
"7 increasing the number of seats in Legislative Council
by directly elected persons. Perhaps, more of the seats at
that time occupied by appointed members should be made. available for directly elected persons. Every major district in the Territory should have its own directly elected member by 1994. In that way, the voice of the
people will be fully represented and will be effectively