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MR LAN ADDED THAT THOSE WHO ADVOCATED A FULLY ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD BELIEVED THAT SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD BE ABLE TO PRODUCE TRUE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THE ELECTORATE WAS DISCERNING.
THE OTHER SCHOOL OF THOUGHT. HOWEVER. ADVOCATED RETAINING THE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM ON THE GROUND THAT IT WOULD ENSURE A BALANCED VIEW ON THE BOARDS. PARTICULARLY WHEN TERRITORY-WIDE ISSUES OF A POLICY NATURE WERE BEING LOOKED AT DURING THE CONSULTATION PROCESS.
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1. THEREFORE. WELCOME YOUR VIEWS ON THE QUESTIONS WHETHER ALL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD BE RETURNED BY DIRECT ELECTIONS AFTER 1991. WHETHER THE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM SHOULD BE RETAINED. AND WHETHER THE EXISTING RATIO OF TWO ELECTED MEMBERS TO ONE APPOINTED MEMBER APPROPRIATE." MR LAN TOLD THE MEETING.
ON THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE 1988 WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, 10 DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS WOULD INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL IN 1991. THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MEMBERS CURRENTLY ELECTED BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL (DISTRICT
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"HOWEVER, RECENTLY SOME PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ARE OF THE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SPEEDED UP BEFORE 1997." HE SAID. ADDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POINT,
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THE GOVERNMENT. THEREFORE, WOULD RE-EXAMINE THE 1988 WHITE PAPER ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1991.
"IN CONSIDERING THIS ISSUE. THE GOVERNMENT WOULD GIVE THE MOST CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF PUBLIC VIEWS EXPRESSED. MR LAN SAID.
HE RECALLED THAT THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, HAD TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IT WAS IMPORTANT TO OBTAIN THE CLEAR SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE ANY PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE WOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT.
"THE GOVERNMENT, THEREFORE, HOPES THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS SO AS ΤΟ PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHICH TO BASE ITS DECISION." MR LAN SAID.
EARLIER. MR LAN TOLD THE MEETING THAT FOLLOWING ON THE SUCCESS OF A SERIES OF "A STEP CLOSER" SEMINARS FOR AREA COMMITTEES, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WAS ORGANISING A SIMILAR SERIES FOR OTHER DISTRICT BODIES SUCH AS KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS DISTRICT SPORTS AND ARTS ASSOCIATIONS.
THE NEXT SEMINAR WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 3. BE ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM 65 KAIPONG ASSOCIATIONS. MR SAID HE ANTICIPATED THAT THE TURNOUT WOULD BE IMPRESSIVE.
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