TNAG-2047-FCO40-2917-Visits-by-staff-of-the-Department-of-Trade-and-Industry-to-H-1990

New Year.

CONFIDENTIAL

The key changes are:

(a) to increase the number of functional constituency

seats from 14 to 21;

(b) to reduce the number of appointed members from 20 to

17;

(c) to withdraw from this Council all except 3 of the ex-officio members; and

(d) to appoint a non-official member as Deputy President

of the Council.

There will be nine constituencies for the directly elected members, with each constituency having two seats. Voting will be on a "first past the post" basis. A considerable number of political and quasi political parties are now developing in Hong Kong.

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CONFIDENTIAL