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vital task of creating an effective working
relationship between this Council and the
Administration, so that the Government is
fully aware of Members' concerns, and that
this Council is fully briefed on the
proposals which the Government will
asking Members to support.
be
THE 1995 ELECTIONS
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135.
The reforms I have outlined will
set the stage for the changes which are
needed for the 1995 elections.
I know that
many people regard the key issue as being
the number of directly-elected seats. On
present plans, this will rise from 18 to 20
in 1995, and will increase at subsequent
elections with the ultimate aim of achieving
a
Council
composed
directly-elected Members.
has been argued that we
entirely of
For some time, it
should seek to
quicken the pace of this development, and
the British Government has pledged to pursue
this with the Chinese Government. Two weeks
ago,
therefore, during their meeting in New
York, the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs made the case to the
Chinese Foreign Minister for an expansion in
the number of Members of the 1995
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