THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1985
+MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG ALSO ENQUIRIED WHY THE KOWLOON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE NEW TERRITORIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD NOT BEEN
INCLUDED AS REPRESENTATIVE ORGANISATIONS IN THE COMMERCIAL CONSTITUENCY, AND HE MENTIONED THE TOURIST TRADE AND NURSES AS OTHER POSSIBLE CONTENDERS FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES SEATS.
+DR HO KAM-FAI SAID THAT HE IS NOT IN FAVOUR OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES ANYWAY, AND SUGGESTED THEY SHOULD BE PHASED OUT BEFORE THEY HAVE BEEN PHASED IN.
+MR S.L. CHEN ALSO REMINDED US, AND QUITE RIGHTLY, THAT THE UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY OF THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY IS TO ENABLE THE VARIOUS GROUPS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY, RATHER THAN TO PROTECT THE IR OWN INTERESTS IN DOING SO.
+AS REGARDS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE FOR THE POPULACE MEMBERS, DR HO KAM-FAI, MR WONG LAM QUERIED THE GROUPINGS OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE SOUTH AND EAST NEW TERRITORIES CONSTITUENCIES, AND MRS PAULINE NG AND MR PETER POON AND DR HO KAM-FAI ALL SUGGESTED THAT IN THE FUTURE EACH DISTRICT BOARD ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
+AND MR KEITH LAM AND MR CARL TONG HAD CERTAIN ARITHMETIC IDEAS OF THEIR OWN AS WELL.
+DR KIM CHAM AND MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, I SHOULD JUST NOTE IN PASSING, SUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCING AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS AND COMPULSORY VOTING.
ALL THESE MANY AND VARIED COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS EITHER HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. AND DR HENRIETTA IP'S COMPREHENSIVE BLUE-PRINT FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF 1988 AND BEYOND WILL BE STUDIED WITH LOVING CARE.
+HOWEVER, AS MR F.K. HU SAID WITH REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SATISFY EVERY GROUP, AND AS I SAID IN MY OPENING SPEECH, THERE HAS TO BE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES WHICH CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO BE INITIALLY ASSEMBLED.
+THE REVIEW IN 1987 WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER WHETHER ANY ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED, AND IF SO, WHICH GROUPS THEY SHOULD REPRESENT. I AM SURE THAT THE ACCOUNTANTS WILL HAVE A STRONG CLAIM FOR INCLUSION AND THAT WE SHALL BE REMINDED OF THAT CLAIM. IN THE MEANTIME
I HAVE NO DOUBTS, SIR, WITH RESPECT, THAT THE PROFESSION WILL CONT 'NUE TO BE ABLY REPRESENTED ON THIS COUNCIL BY MEMBERS APPOINTED EY YOU SIR.
/+AS REGARDS