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3 ex-officio members the Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Attorney General and 7 Official members appointed by the Governor;
making a total of 56 members
24 elected Unofficials, 22 appointed Unofficials and 10 Officials. The 1985 Council contains elected members for the first time. ("Unofficial" means non-civil servant in this context).
The Electoral Colleges
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the
The Electoral Colleges comprise members of District Boards, the Urban Council and the Regional Council, who elect 12 members for a 3 year
a 3 year term to the Legislative Council. The District Board members are for this purpose grouped into 10 geographical constituencies (each representing approximately 500,000 people) providing 10 Legislative Council The remaining two members are elected by two constituencies formed
formed respectively by members of the Urban Council and of the Regional Council.
members.
Functional Constituencies
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Nine functional constituencies elect 12 members for a 3 year term: details are in the extract from the 1984 White Paper at Appendix I.
Appointed Members
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These are appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Secretary of State. Official members are civil servant policy secretaries. In practice, appointments of Unofficials are now for three years at a time to match the term of elected members.
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These appointments are made by the Governor to ensure a broad spectrum of representation and, where necessary, to balance sectoral interests.
Types and Groupings of Members
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The members of the 1985 Legislative Council are in broad terms not greatly different from before, being generally middle class, professional and, in political terms, moderate. However, the elective background • albeit limited of 24 of the members means that they represent in a more sharply defined way than before various interest groups in the Council (for example, education and the social services); they are
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