THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1984
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+ THE DOCTORS ARE EASY ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY BECAUSE THEY ARE CALLED DOCTORS AND WE SEE DR HENRIETTA IP, BUT DR HO KAM FAI IS AN ACADEMIC SOCIAL WORK EXPERT NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR.
+LAWYERS TOO CAN READILY BE IDENTIFIED: MR T.S. LO,
MR PETER C. WONG, MR CHARLES YEUNG, MR JOHN SWAINE, MISS MARIA TAM, + MR BRAY WENT ON.
STRESSING THAT HIS ANALYSIS IS NOT THE ONLY INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUENCIES OF MEMBERS, MR BRAY SAID HE THOUGHT IT SHOWED US SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY GOVERNORS HAVE GONE ABOUT CREATING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL UNDER OUR PRESENT SYSTEM.
+IN 1974 THE 15 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS CAME FROM SOME 17 CONSTITUENCIES - AN AVERAGE OF 1.1 CONSTITUENCY PER MEMBER. TODAY'S 29 MEMBERS COME FROM SOME 39 CONSTITUENCIES AT AN AVERAGE OF 1.3 CONSTITUENCIES PER MEMBER.
+THE BALANCE IN THE CONSTITUENCIES HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS TOO. IN 1974 THE COMMERCE, FINANCE AND INDUSTRY CONSTITUENCIES ACCOUNTED FOR HALF THE CONSTITUENCIES REPRESENTED. TODAY THEY ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT ONE THIRD.
+THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL WORK AND MEDICAL CONSTITUENCIES IN BOTH YEARS MAKE UP ABOUT ONE QUARTER. THE LAWYERS HAVE HELD THE IR OWN AT ONE TENTH OF THE CONSTITUENCIES. THE NEW ELEMENTS IN 1984 ARE THE NEW TERRITORIES AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, TRADE UNIONS, ACCOUNTANCY, ENGINEERING AND RELIGIOUS BODIES,+ MR BRAY SA ID.
HE ASKED THE PUBLIC NOT TO READ TOO MUCH INTO THE DETAILS OF HIS OWN ANALYSIS BECAUSE ONLY THE TWO GOVERNORS WOULD KNOW AND THEY WERE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE THE SELECTION WHICH INVOLVED PERSONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE CAPACITY OF VARIOUS FIGURES IN THE CONSTITUENCIES TO SPEAK FOR THE IR FELLOWS.
NEVERTHELESS, MR BRAY NOTED THAT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, ONE COULD SEE A STEADY DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS A BODY COMPOSED OF PEOPLE SELECTED TO BE SPOKESMEN OF MANY GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IN A SMALL PLACE WHERE IT IS INTERESTS OR WORK OR PROFESSION THAT THROW PEOPLE TOGETHER RATHER THAN GEOGRAPHY ALONE THIS SYSTEM HAS WORKED WELL, HE SAID, ADDING THAT IT IS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH A MORE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM MUST BE BUILT.
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