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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987

THE MR CHENG SAID HE SUPPORTED THE REQUEST BY NON-ENGINEERS OF

AND ASSOCIATED ENGINEERS

PROFESSIONS CONSTITUENCY FOR A MORE IDENTIFIABLE REPRESENTATION.

THE

DEVELOPERS ESTATE

OWN

RIGHT,

BUILDING HE SAID MEMBERS OF THE

ASSOCIATION AND

REAL

ASSOCIATION WHO HAD

VERY MADE A OF HONG KONG BUT SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT

WERE

NOT ENFRANCHISED IN THEIR

BE SHOULD

REPRESENTED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

CONTRACTORS

ON OTHER OPTIONS LISTED IN THE GREEN PAPER, MR CHENG SAID THAT COUNCIL SHOULD BE THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE

APPOINTED MEMBERS MAINTAINED; THAT THE NUMBER OF

MIGHT BR FURTHER REDUCED TO ALLOW A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ΤΟ PRESIDE OVER THE MEMBERS; AND THAT THE GOVERNOR SHOULD CONTINUE COUNCIL.

MR CHENG ALSO DID NOT FAVOUR RADICAL CHANGE AT THE DISTRICT BOARD OR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL LEVELS OR TO THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, AND SAID THE THREE-TIER STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RETAINED.

NOTING THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD SHOULD REMAIN ADVISORY TO SEE IN CHARACTER, HE URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS THAT THEIR ADVICE WAS CAREFULLY HEEDED AND PROMPTLY ACTED UPON.

COUNCIL

ΤΟ

IN ADDITION, HE SAID HE WAS IN FAVOUR OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS BEING ELECTED TO THE URBAN ENHANCE CROSS-MEMBERSHIP.

FINALLY, HE SAID: "I HOPE IN THIS POLITICAL REVIEW

GENERAL WILL SENSIBLY ASSESS THE COLLECTED VIEWS OF THE ENSURE THAT ANY CHANGES WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SOCIAL STABILITY WHICH THE BRITISH HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE UNDER THE THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION.'

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GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC AND

CONTINUING GOVERNMENT TERMS OF

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