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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990

1991 ELECTIONS AND COMPOSITION OF LEGCO

AFFAIRS, CONSTITUTIONAL

MR MICHAEL SUEN, OF THE DETAILS

OF COMPOSITION AND THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS

THE SECRETARY FOR TODAY (WEDNESDAY) GAVE FURTHER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN 1991. PROPOSED FOR THE 1991 ELECTIONS.

THE BEING

FOLLOWING AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THE CHIEF SECRETARY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR SUEN SAID THE

MEMBERS, INCLUDING A LEGISLATURE WOULD HAVE A TOTAL PRESIDENT.

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ITS COMPOSITION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

1991 DEPUTY

18 DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS

*

21 FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES

*

17 APPOINTED MEMBERS

*

3 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

*

1 DEPUTY PRESIDENT

TOWARDS

FUNCTIONAL THE 30

MR SUEN SAID THE DECISION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF

A REPRESENTED TO 21 CONSTITUENCIES FROM 14 TO

FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AIMED FOR 1995.

STEP

THE SEVEN NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE:

* URBAN COUNCIL

* REGIONAL COUNCIL

*

OF THE TOURISM (REPRESENTED BY THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY MEMBERS

MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION AND TRAVEL INDUSTRY COUNCIL)

*

FINANCIAL SERVICES (INCLUDING STOCKBROKING, COMMODITIES

FUTURES TRADING, THE AND THE EXCHANGE)

INSURANCE SECTOR, CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE (REPRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF

HONG

KONG

THE

CONSTRUCTION

ESTATES THE

ASSOCIATION, THE REAL

DEVELOPER ASSOCIATION AND

HONG KONG ELECTRICAL AND

MECHANICAL

ASSOCIATION)

CONTRACTORS

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RURAL INTERESTS