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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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