7.
The financial and administrative arguments were
finely balanced; but faced with the overwhelming desire for
a new council by the people of the areas which such a council
would serve the Government has decided in favour of a new
Regional Council.
8.
Much of what was said by the Urban Council in
presenting its views on these proposals is valuable. Some
means must be found to allow both Councils to support
activities in each other's area of jurisdiction so that, for
instance, the Urban Council would be able to sponsor sports
training at the Jubilee Sports Centre as well as the Queen
Elizabeth Stadium and the new Regional Council would not be
barred from sponsoring events in the Coliseum.
I am sure
the experience of the Urban Council' will be of great help in
drawing up detailed plans.
9.
The Government's intentions are that the new Regional
Council will be composed of four types of members :
12 directly elected, constituency-based members;
9 representatives elected from the New
Territories District Boards from among themselves;
3 ex-officio members from the Heung Yee Kuk,
who will be the Chairman and the two Vice-
Chairmen; and
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