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BACKGROUND

1.

of

Annex 1 to this brief sets out the present structure

Annexes in Hong Kong.

2 and 3 list the government members of EXCO and LEGCO respectively. This background

concentrates on topical issues.

•

WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

the

2. In November 1984 the Hong Kong Government published a

White Paper containing proposals for

further

development of representative Government in the territory.

The proposals can be summarised as follows:

(a) Indirect elections to be introduced for a proportion of the Legislative Council. Composition would then be

members

made

up

elected

by

an

of 12 unofficial electoral college of members of the Urban and Regional Councils and District Boards, 12 unofficial members elected by functional constituencies (eg lawyers, educators, trades unions, industry), 22 unofficial

members

directly appointed

by the Governor and official members (including the three ex-officio

10

members

Chief

Secretary,

Financial

Attorney-General);

(b) No changes to EXCO or to the position of

(c)

as President of LEGCO;

A review of these arrangements in 1987.

Secretary,

the Governor