CHAPTER VII
SUMMARY
46. A summary of the Government's intentions and legislative proposals relating to the further development of representative government at the central level in Hong Kong is as follows:
Main Aims (Chapter 1)
(a) The main aims are to develop progressively a system of representative government at the central level which is more directly accountable to the people of Hong Kong and is firmly rooted in Hong Kong; to base this system on our existing institutions, as far as possible, and to preserve their best features; and to allow for further development later on. The objectives described in this White Paper are intended to cover only the next stage in the development of representative government in Hong Kong. Further developments will be considered later in the light of experience.
The Legislative Council (Chapter II)
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(b) In 1985, 24 Unofficial members of the Legislative Council will be elected: (i) by an electoral college composed of all members of the Urban
Council, the new Regional Council, and the District Boards, and (ii) by specific functional constituencies.
(c) The District Board members of the electoral college will be grouped into ten geographical constituencies. Members of the Urban Council and Re- gional Council will form two special constituencies. Thus 12 Unofficial members will be elected to the Legislative Council from the electoral college in 1985.
(d) In 1985 there will be nine functional constituencies returning 12 members
to the Legislative Council on the basis set out in paragraph 14.
(e) The number of appointed Unofficial members of the Council will be
reduced to 22 in 1985.
(/) The number of Official members of the Council will be reduced to ten in
1985.
(g) The composition of the Legislative Council in 1985 will be: (i) 12 Unofficial members elected by the electoral college, (ii) 12 Unofficial members elected by functional constituencies, (iii) 22 Unofficial members appointed directly by the Governor,
(iv) ten Official members (including the three ex-officio members),
making a total of 56 members.
(h) A review to assess progress made in the development of representative government will be carried out in 1987. Further consideration will be given to direct elections in the context of the review.
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