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15.

provide

basis.

The Electoral College was

representation

on

established in order

constituency geographical a

to

It provides at present ten members elected by District Board groupings, and one each selected by the Urban Council and Regional Council.

16.

The

attach

Urban Council and Regional Council importance to having their two elected representatives the Legislative Council, providing a useful and necessary administrative and political link. District Board members also consider their indirect representation on Legislative Council, via the Electoral College, of similar importance.

17.

Appointed Members:

continues to enjoy substantial public support.

would

in This element

advocate

at

the Council

It is not

abolition of seats

but this stage,

some

expected that anyone allocated to appointed members reduction may be suggested. They are accepted as a very useful method of balancing the representation of community interests in the Council and including significant competent people who would not normally stand for election.

18.

and

a

Directly Elected Members: It seems likely that the introduction of about eight to ten directly elected members would meet the expectations of those in Hong Kong in favour of direct elections. To add ten directly elected members to the present Council, as well as say four more functional

members constituency

and four

would Official Members,

produce

would produce of seventy-four. balance more strongly in favour of directly and indirectly elected members from district

from district and regional constituencies (compared with functional, appointed and official members). The balance would be tipped even more strongly in favour of elected members if the number of appointed members were to

be reduced.

a

Council of

It

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