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to the Urban Council from the District Boards, since
their burden will be much heavier than that of their
existing counterparts. Under the existing system,
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the thirty, Urban Councillors are all exfofficio members on theen pistrict Boards in the urban area, but, according to the White Paper, there will be only one Urban Councillor having formal link with each pistrict Board unless other serving Urban Councillors have won
seat in that pistrict Board through election.
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we will have to rely on a single Urban Councillor to serve as a bridge between each District Board and the Urban Council. I recall, when this Council debated the Electoral Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 1988 last
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over whether such a move was the best one and whether there was an urgency to make such a change at this stage. After reading the White Paper and considering the proposal as a whole, I am still not convinced that there is a need to make such a change at this stage.
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the links between the District Boards and the Urban Council besides those proposed in the White Paper.
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The Urban Services Department can serve as an effective bridge. Regular meetings between the Council and the Boards can be held to discuss issues of common
concern. I believe these are more effective solutions
which would create less complications, but in the long run, all Members of the founcils and the Boards should
be elected, be it through direct election or indirect elections. Any aspiring candidate who intends to sit on any founcil or Foard has to take part in the respective elections.
This is more in line with the
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