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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1987
HE NOTED THAT THE TWO SURVEYS COMMISSIONED BY THE SURVEY OFFICE INDICATED THAT WELL OVER 30 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE NOT IN FAVOUR OF CHANGING THE PRESENT PROPORTION OF APPOINTED AND ELECTED MEMBERS, AND WELL OVER 44 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS CHOSE THE OPTION THAT URBAN COUNCILLORS SHOULD NOT WITHDRAW FROM THE DISTRICT BOARDS.
ON THE STRUCTURE AND AMALGAMATION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, DR CHAM FELT THE TWO PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS ALSO INDICATED THAT WE SHOULD NOT CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF CHANGE.
"FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE TWO PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS REVEAL THAT WELL OVER 35 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS ARE NOT IN FAVOUR OF ANY INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL.
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"ON THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, THERE APPEARS TO BE GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO CHANGE. HE SAID.
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"COUPLED WITH VIEWS EXPRESSED ABOUT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL THE URBAN COUNCIL, IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS NO DEMAND FOR THE AMALGAMATION OF THE TWO COUNCILS, HE ADDED.
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ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DR CHAM SAID THERE WERE CLEAR INDICATIONS THAT THE SEATS OF THE CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD BE INCREASED.
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AND HE PERSONALLY FELT THAT AN ADDITIONAL SEAT FOR ACCOUNTANCY AND ONE FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED,
TURNING TO DIRECT ELECTIONS, DR CHAM SAID THE WAY ΤΟ MOVE AHEAD WAS TO LAY DOWN SPECIFIC PLANS FOR FUTURE INTRODUCTION, EVEN THOUGH CHANGE WAS NOT OPTED FOR IN 1988.
HE URGED THAT CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO COMPULSORY VOTING SO THAT WE WOULD NOT BE CONSTRAINED BY PUBLIC APATHY BUT RATHER ENSURE TOTAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN OUR FUTURE ELECTION
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