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(b)

the Governor as

President

of the

the position of Legislative Council; (Paragraph 46 (k))

(c)

the Legislative Council:

4.

further consideration

be given to direct elections. (Paragraph 46(h))

The

White 1984

matters as needing to be

stage:

to

Paper also noted

further considered

the following

at a later

Executive Council: the development of the Council

(a)

and

(b)

5.

the possible

introduction

system; (Paragraph 46(j))

of a

Ministerial

the Governor: the general position of the Governor.

(Paragraph 46(k))

The 1984 White Paper dealt with government at the central level in Hong Kong. A number of other matters are

likely

to be

included

organisational reasons,

in

the

for either 1987 Review, because they are already being

publicly discussed, for example:

(a) improving the links between

Urban District

representatives

the Urban Council and

DB whether

is,

Boards; that should be elected to the Council

(b)

(c)

rather

than

Council

Boards

(in Regional

members

Council

be

the allocated

the former method

to

already applies);

the powers and functions of District Boards;

the timing of District Board, Legislative Council and Urban Council/Regional Council elections, which at present take place in that order within a space of twelve months, and are due again between March 1988 and March 1989; and

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