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43. THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE ABOVE PROPOSALS

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS

CURRENT 1985

1983

(A) ELECTED BY ELECTORAL

COLLEGE

(B) ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL

CONSTITUENCIES

0

6

12

6

12

(C) APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR

29

23

16

(D) OFFICIAL MEMBERS

18

13

10

TOTAL

47

48

50

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44. AFTER THESE INITIAL CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN INTRO- DUCED, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A REVIEW OF THE POSITION IN 1989, FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS IN 1988, WITH A VIEW TO DECIDING WHAT FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS MIGHT BE PURSUED. IN PARTICULAR, THIS REVIEW WOULD CONSIDER THE FUTURE POSITION OF APPOINTED UNOFFIC IAL MEMBERS AND OTHER POSSIBLE MIXES OF MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE NUMBERS OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES RESPECTIVELY MIGHT BE INCREASED IN 1991 TO 14 EACH, WITH THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS BEING REDUCED TO 12, AND THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS REMAINING AT 10: OR THE NUMBERS OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES MIGHT BE INCREASED IN 1991 TO 20 EACH, WITH THE APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS BEING REMOVED COMP- LETELY AND THE NUMBER OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS REMAINING AT 10. OTHER TYPES OF ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF DIRECT ELECTIONS ON EITHER A CONSTITUENCY BASIS OR A SINGLE, TERRITORY-WIDE LIST, MIGHT ALSO BE CONSIDERED AT THAT TIME.

45. THE GOVERNOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IS DISCUSSED IN CHAPTER 7.

CHAPTER 6 THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

46. THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IS TO ADVISE THE GOVERNOR ON MATTERS OF POLICY. IN RECENT YEARS THE GOVERNOR HAS NEVER FAILED TO ACCEPT THE ADVICE OF THE COUNCIL ON SUCH MATTERS, AND MEMBERS TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN PROPOSING MATTERS AND IN CALLING FOR PAPERS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL. AS A CONSEQUENCE IT HAS IN EFFECT BECOME COLLECTIVELY THE POLICY MAKING BODY FOR MATTERS WITHIN ITS COMPETENCE. ITS SECONDARY FUNC- TIONS ARE TO MAKE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AND TO CONSIDER APPEALS AND PETITIONS UNDER VARIOUS ORDINANCES. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE COUNCIL'S PRESENT ROLE AND FUNCTIONS APPEAR TO BE NECESSARY.

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