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response to a question from the Governor, CS said that
the proposals represented an attractive package and
should be mentioned in the October address.
explained that the thrust of the proposals was to make
departments more responsive to the views of DBs. PA
said that the present proposals were compatible with the provisions of Article 97 of the Basic Law regarding district organisations
organs
of political power.
as DBs would not be
In response to a
suggestion from CS, the Governor agreed that more
funding should be provided for DBs. He said that with
an enhancement of DBs' responsibilities, there should be no shortage of people running in DB elections.
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chairmen
were
SCA said that given the fact that most DB appointed, it would be important for us
to gain the support of DB members for the entire
package. The Governor said that the point to make was
that if there was to be broader and deeper public
participation, it should start from the bottom. also agreed with the CS that the DB package should be
presented as a means to make Government more effective
be mentioned separately from the
constitutional aspects in his october address.
and
should
He
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The Governor asked CS to further examine the
proposals together with CPU and work out the scheme in
greater details.
Action: SHA, Head/CPU
Composition of MCs (Paper No. 20/92)
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The meeting agreed to the proposals.
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