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11.

Institutions

a)

b)

Membership of the Legislative and Executive

Councils should command the confidence and

respect of the population, and assist in the

process of ensuring that Government policies

obtain the consent of the public and reflect

its needs and wishes. This requires members

to speak from a wide range of social background,

professional experience, and personal association,

and to be able and articulate people.

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in the

The Membership of these Councils must also be

compatible with continued confidence in Hong

Kong and elsewhere including Peking

financial and economic reliability of the Hong

Kong Government and the social stability of the

Colony. It must contain no-one who Peking

considers a serious threat to their interests.

c)

The size of the Legislative Council should be

d)

e)

allowed to grow if the workload on members requires

it.

UMELCO to develop its ombudsman's role as a

valuable channel for complaint, and an insurance

against administrative abuse.

The Urban Council should be maintained and

supported within its defined sphere of activity.

There is no case for expanding the Council's

sphere of activity.

CONFIDENTIAL