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10. AS REGARDS THE COMPOSITION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT

(A) THE EVETUAL NUMBER ELECTED BY AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF DISTRICT BOARD AND REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ITSELF IS LIKELY TO CONSIST OF BETWEEN 400 AND 500 MEMBERS, REPRESENTING 18 DISTRICTS AND TWO REGIONS. A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND SECTIONAL INTERESTS

OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY WHICH THEY REPRESENT WILL REQUIRE AT

LEAST 25 MEMBERS:

(B) THE EVENTUAL NUMBER ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL GROUPS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 10, AND PROBABLY 15, IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE REPRESENT- ATION OF THE MANY IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS WHICH MIGHT NOT CHOOSE TO OBTAIN REPRESENTATION THROUGH THE

ELECTORAL COLLEGE: AND

(C) AT LEAST OVER THE NEXT DECADE, 10 OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE PROPER COVERAGE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE WHOLE RANGE OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

(B) TIMING

11. EVEN THOUGH THE SECOND REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL NOT HAVE AN

ELECTED ELEMENT UNTIL 1986, IT WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN 1985, AND A START COULD BE MADE IN THAT YEAR WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IS DUE. IT WOULD THEN BE POSSIBLE, IF FURTHER ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WERE SUBSEQUENTLY HELD IN 1988 AND 1991 WHEN THERE WILL ALSO BE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, TO WORK PROGRESSIVELY TOWARDS A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY 1991 CONSISTING OF A TOTAL OF 50 OR 55 MEMBERS, MADE UP OF

(A) 25 OR 30 MEMBERS ELECTED BY AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE OF DISTRICT

BOARD AND REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS:

(B) 10 OR 15 MEMBERS ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

AND

(C) 10 OFFICIALS.

12. TWO POSSIBLE SEQUENCES (BASED ON A COUNCIL OF 50 MEMBERS)

ARE AS FOLLOWS

1. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

1993

1984

1985

1988

1991

MEMBERS

(A) ELECTED BY

(1) ELECTORAL COLLEGE

NIL

NIL

6

15

30

(11) FUNCTIONAL

ASSOCIATIONS

NIL

NIL

5

7

10

(B) APPOINTED MEMBERS 29(1)

32(2)

23

15

NIL

(C) OFFICIAL MEMBERS

18

16

13

12

10

TOTAL

47

45

47

49

50

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