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(2) The ten directly elected seats should really replace the
appointed seats, rather than the indirectly elected seats in the three-tier system, The District Boards constitute the foundation; they are closest to the grass roots. Abolishing the Electoral College not only belittles the social position of District Boards but it has dealt a blow to the enthusiasm of the pistrict foards, It has weakened the link between the Central Government and the people at large, shaking the very foundation of the two upper tiers. It also has a reactionary effect on the enthusiasm with which civic education is promoted
ion and the public, has participate in social affairs.]| Direct and indirect elections do not duplicate each other; direct elections mean direct accountability to the constituents. Indirect elections by Electoral College through the standing District Boards mean indirect accountability to the constituents. Pistrict Boards are 4 standing monitoring agency and directly elected seats hot have such monitoring agency. If it is said that both types of elected seats are a duplication and that both are geographically based, therefore the former should replace the latter.<
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Why is such a system introduced in the Urban Council? The elected seats in the Urban Council at present are returned by direct
election. By abolishing the exfofficio membership of Urban Councillors on District Boards and by introducing indirect elections into the Urban Council, is the White Paper not introducing contradiction with its decision concerning the Legislative Council? Some have said that direct elections are an improvement on indirect elections and so favour the change. Yes, direct elections is an improvement on indirect election, but the question is indirect elections not an improvement on appointment? None
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deny that indirect election more democratic than appointment and after all, by 1997, all appointed seats will have to go.
Why then do directly elected seats not replace appointed seats