WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989
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ABOLITION OF DB CONSTITUENCIES OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE EXPLAINED
THE
DISTRICT
BOARD
CONSTITUENCIES
OF THE SYSTEMS OF
SECRETARY
THE ABOLITION OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE IN 1991 IS TO AVOID HAVING TWO PARALLEL GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON DONALD LIAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THIS CHANGE WILL NOT, IN ANY WAY, AFFECT THE ADVISORY ROLE
MR LIAO SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON THE DISTRICT BOARDS,
OF
LAM WAI-KEUNG.
1 MR LIAO SAID THAT OVER THE YEARS, THE 19 DEVELOPED INTO A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SYSTEM GOVERNMENT.
THE "THEY GIVE VALUABLE ADVICE
THE DISTRICTS, AND MATTERS PERTAINING TO TERRITORY-WIDE CONCERN," HE SAID.
DISTRICT BOARDS HAD OF REPRESENTATIVE
ON PRIMARILY GOVERNMENT.
ON ISSUES OF SOMETIMES
THAT THE ADVICE WHEREVER FOLLOWED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT THEM TO PERFORM THEIR
MR LIAO EXPLAINED THAT GOVERNMENT POLICY WAS
AND BE RESPECTED SHOULD GIVEN BY THE BOARDS PRACTICABLE AND THAT SUFFICIENT RESOURCES AND SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE BOARDS TO ENABLE FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
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EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY BEING REVIEWED
PUBLIC ALLOWING
PRUDENT COMMERCIAL
PRINCIPLES
EXTENT THE
TO WHICH
AUTHORITY OVER PUBLIC BODIES
ITS
RAILWAY
THE
EXERCISE SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT
SUCH AS THE KOWLOON-CANTON
FINANCIAL SECRETARY, CORPORATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
HOWEVER. HE STRESSED THAT THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO BASIC POLICY OF
BODIES AND
TO WITH
OPERATE
MINIMUM
ALTER THE ACCORDING
TO
GOVERNMENT
INTERFERENCE.
FROM QUESTION REPLYING TO A
THE HON
FAN. RITA
SIR PIERS
EXPLAINED THAT WHEN PUBLIC BODIES SUCH AS THE KORC
ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE THE INTENTION WAS TO DIRECT GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT.
WITH
WERE ESTABLISHED,
THE MINIMUM
OF
GENERAL DIRECTIONS.
"THE RELEVANT ORDINANCES WHICH APPLY
DIRECTIONS AND
THE ENABLE
ΤΟ
BODIES SUCH
TO GIVE GOVERNMENT
PROVIDE
SPECIFIC
/"ANY DIRECTIONS
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