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COMPOSITION OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL REPRESENT WIDEST POSSIBLE RANGE

OF INTERESTS

Legislative Council comprises 57 members.

12 elected by Municipal Councils and District Boards.

12 elected by functional constituencies, on basis of occupation and professions e.g. labour, medical, legal.

22 appointed by the Governor. Appointments made with a view to

achieving balance of interests in the Council.

10 official

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members

President".

SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ON URBAN AND

REGIONAL COUNCILS AND DISTRICT BOARDS

Urban Council comprises 30 members of whom 15 are directly

elected on geographical basis.

Regional Council comprises 36 members of whom 12 are directly elected on geographical basis and 9 are indirectly elected on

geographical basis.

District Boards comprise 426 members of whom 237 are directly

elected on geographical basis.

LEGCO COMPOSITION

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