7. SIMILARLY, MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, WHETHER OFFICIAL OR OTHERWISE, WILL BE KNOWN AS :
''MEMBERS OF THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY'' ETC.
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TERMINOLOGY TO BE USED FOR CERTAIN LIMITED PURPOSES.
8. FOR SOME STATUTORY PURPOSES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTS, ORDINANCES AND SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION A MORE PRECISE DESCRIPTION MAY BE REQUIRED. WHEN NECESSARY, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS, WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LETTERS PATENT, MAY BE USED.
(A) OFFICIAL MEMBER
(1) PERSONS WHO HOLD OFFICE ON THE COUNCILS, BOARDS OR COMMITTEES
EX-OFF IC 10,
(11) PERSONS WHO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CROWN IN HONG KONG AND WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCILS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.
(B) APPOINTED MEMBERS
PERSONS OTHER THAN OFFICIAL MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR TO BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCILS BOARDS OR COMMITTEES.
(C) ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
PERSONS QUALIFIED AND ELECTED AS ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(D) SENIOR OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THE SENIOR EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (CURRENTLY THE CHIEF SECRETARY).
9. WHERE IT IS ESSENTIAL TO DRAW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND APPOINTED AND ELECTED MEMBERS, REFERENCE SHOULD NORMALLY BE MADE TO OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND ''MEMBERS OTHER THAN OFFICIAL MEMBERS'. THIS IS TO AVOID DIVISIVE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP (E.G. BETWEEN ''APPOINTED'' AND 'ELECTED'' MEMBERS).
10. WITH SOME THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO AVOID THIS CONVOLUTED USAGE E.G. WHAT WOULD ONCE HAVE READ THE BOARD WILL CONSIST.
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OF 9 UNOFFICIALS AND 3 OFFICIAL MEMBERS' COULD NOW BE WRITTEN THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF TWELVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING 3 OFFICIALS",
11. THE ABOVE CHANGES WILL AS FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. CONSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT LEGISLATION WILL BE UNDERTAKEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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