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TO THE NEWLY ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, SIK EDWARD SAID: * WOULD SAY YOU HAVE TAKEN ON A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE VOTED YOU IN.
+I AM SURE THEY WILL ALL ACCEPT THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL DO THEIR BEST TO REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE WHOM THEY WILL COME TO REPRESENT.
+AND OF COURSE LATER IN THE YEAR THEY WILL HAVE AN EVEN GREATER RESPONSIBILITY WHICH IS TO TAKE PART IN THE INDIRECT ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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+30 ALL IN ALL, I AM SURE THEY ARE VERY SATISFIED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTED. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM SHOULDERING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF REPRESENTATION. +
ELECTORAL PROVISIONS BILL PUBLISHED
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A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR INDIRECT ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 13).
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1985, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY, SEEKS TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PLANS DESCRIBED IN THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.
IT IS BASED BROADLY ON THE EXISTING ELECTORAL LAW FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS. IT IS IN EIGHT PARTS AND CONTAINS TWO SCHEDULES, THE LATTER SETTING OUT IN DETAIL THE VARIOUS ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONS ENTITLED TO BE REGISTERED AS ÉLECTORS, AND THE NUMBER OF SEATS FOR EACH CONSTITUENCY.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE BILL DEALS WITH THE PROPOSED ELECTORAL COLLEGE. A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCIES, EACH MEMBER WILL HAVE ONE VOTE. URBAN COUNCILLORS AND PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCILLORS WHO ARE ALSO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO VOTE IN THEIR URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIEST THEY WILL NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE OR ADDITIONAL VOTE IN THEIR DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCY AS WELL. THE CHAIRMAN AND TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK WILL VOTE IN THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL CONSTITUENCY.
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