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ON THE OTHER HAND, SINCE CITY DEVELOPMENT COULD NOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, PERHAPS PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS ARCHITECTS, LAND SURVEYORS, ETC, WHO WERE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT TRADES SHOULD ALSO BE CATEGORISED AS A NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY,

"HOWEVER, SINCE IT

IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY WILL OVERLAP WITH THE ENGINEERS CONSTITUTENCY, FURTHER THOUGHTS SHOULD BE GIVEN то THE WAY IN WHICH VOTERS ARE TO ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, SHE SAID.

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SHE ADDED THAT IF THE NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE EDUCATION CONSTITUENCY WAS TO BE INCREASED IN FUTURE. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ALLOWING EACH SCHOOL/EDUCATION INSTITUTION то GIVEN A VOTE AND SELECT A MEMBER ΤΟ REPRESENT THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES OF VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO REFLECT THEIR VIEWS AND TO FORMALLY RECOGNISE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

LEGCO SEAT FOR ACCOUNTANTS URGED

THE HON PETER POON TODAY (WEDNESDAY} ADVOCATED OF ACCOUNTANTS AS A NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY.

THE INCLUSION

MR POON SAID THE OR GUIDELINES FOR

SPEAKING ON THE MOTION ON THE GREEN PAPER, ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION FULFILLED ALL THE CRITERIA NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES LISTED IN THE GREEN PAPER.

"THE NON-INCLUSION OF ACCOUNTANTS AS A FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY IN 1985 WAS A GLARING OMISSION WHICH SHOULD BE REMEDIED HE ADDED.

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HE NOTED THAT HONG KONG WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST FINANCIAL CENTRES AND THAT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ECONOMY, ACCOUNTANTS HAD MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS HAD A MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 3,000 AND OVER 10,000 STUDENTS, AND THAT ITS MEMBERS SERVED IN PUBLIC PRACTICE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID,

MR POON POINTED OUT THAT SINCE 1985. MEMBERS REPRESENTING FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES HAD MADE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THEREFORE, HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CREATION SOME NEW CONSTITUENCIES.

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