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by dividing the members of the college into
groups of
districts, each of which would elect one member. The Urban Council and Regional Council members might also form separate groups to elect one member each. These ideas will be given careful consideration in formulating the White Paper.
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(v) Functional Constituencies
a need
Opinion on the proposal that some Unofficial members of the Legislative Council should be elected by functional constituencies has been diverse. Some have
criticised the idea as being divisive and unworkable. Others while supporting the idea in principle, have asked for more detailed information about how the proposal would be put into practice. Certainly the proposal is an unusual one. It has few precedents elsewhere. But it is designed to meet which is widely recognised in Hong Kong, namely, to that those major sectors of the community which have social, economic and occupational interests and which are important components of our society, are adequately represented in the Legislative Council. At this stage in our history this cannot be left to chance. This much has often been recognised by those who disagree with the method of meeting it. We shall elaborate our proposals further in the forthcoming White Paper.
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ensure
common
(vi) Ministerial System and The Governor
The Green Paper also discussed the position of the Governor and the possibility of introducing
introducing a ministerial system. There has been considerable public comment on these issues. As I explained earlier the position of the Governor raises important constitutional issues: and the ministerial system is not the only way of proceeding. In any case they I are not questions to be decided in the immediate future. shall therefore not deal further with them here.
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