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In
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its 1988 review, the Standing. Commission also
examined the proposal Of election" to the Staff Side of
Senior Civil Service · Councid as suggested in the FCSU's
letter. The Standing Commission was of the view that "the
formulation of an acceptable franchise system would
present even more problems than would the devising of an
appropriate new structure of representation", e.g. whether
each union is entitled to one vote or the number of votes
should be based on membership. Moreover, an electoral
system would lead to politicization of the civil service as
each association canvasses For votes, and the inevitable
breakdown of continuity resulting from possible frequent
changes in the membership of the central council. Both of
these factors could be regarded as major de-stabilizing
which might undermine the smooth functioning of the
consultative process.
factors
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The Standing Commission concluded
that the existing system has provided for a balanced
representation
recommended no major change to the
and
existing admission system
this recommendation.
The Government has accepted
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