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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987

MR TAI URGED THAT THE ADVICE OFFERED BY DISTRICT BOARDS TO THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATED AND ACTED UPON WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

IF THE ADVICE COULD NOT BE ACTED UPON FOR ANY REASON, A REASONABLE EXPLANATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THEM, HE ADDED.

REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, HE SAID THE GENERAL CONCENSUS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE NEED TO CHANGE ITS STRUCTURE, OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND COMPOSITION.

HOWEVER, SOME RESIDENTS FELT THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS SHOULD PLAY A BIGGER ROLE IN RESPECT OF SMALL LOCAL PROJECT WHILST THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN LARGER PROJECTS FOR THE BETTER UTILISATION OF RESOURCES.

MR TAI POINTED OUT THAT THE GREEN PAPER HAD PUT TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

"IF HONG KONG IS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POEPLE KONG, THEN THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED UPON WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HE SAID.

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MR TAI PRAISED THE CONTRIBUTION BY THE HEUNG YEE KUK WELFARE AND PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

HE SAID: "IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE CONSTITUENCY REPRESENT, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER DISTRICTS, SUCH AS FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI, THAT THE KUK'S CONTRIBUTION DESERVES RECOGNITION BY THIS COUNCIL AND SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS A FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY.'

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REGARDING THE PRESIDENCY OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SAID THERE WAS NO GREAT URGENCY FOR ANY CHANGE IN THIS PARTICULAR ASPECT.

"THERE DOES NOT YET APPEAR TO BE ANY BETTER ALTERNATIVE. PERHAPS THIS IMPORTANT STEP SHOULD BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION NEXT TWO YEARS," HE SAID.

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