For decision
on 20 February 1990
THE PROBLEM
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Annex B
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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
COMPOSITION OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN 1991
of the
Attention has so far focussed on constitutional reform but we also need to consider the development of the lower tiers of representative government: the district boards and the municipal councils.
in 1991, Legislative Council
RECOMMENDATION AND ADVICE SOUGHT
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(a)
It is recommended that -
the composition of the district boards should remain unchanged in 1991 (paragraph 9);
the numbers of directly elected seats on the municipal councils should be increased in 1991 (paragraph 12);
in
relation to (b), the increase should be achieved by reducing the number of appointed seats to 25% of the total membership of the respective councils (paragraph 12); and
municipal
1995
decisions on the composition of the district
the boards and
in councils should be taken, after the constitutional reforms for 1991 have been implemented and the results assessed (paragraph 14).
3
Members
are
asked recommendation should be approved.
advise to
whether
this
BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT
1988 White
Government
4
the
Councils
community
Paper
on
the Development
of
Representative
The 1988 White Paper did not envisage any change in
Boards District composition of
current
the
However,
the
and the Municipal desire of the for a quicker pace of political development, through
in 1991.
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