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local

affairs.

As

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individuals,

the

electoral collge

representatives come from a wide range of business and

professional backgrounds.

Options for 1988

28.

The electoral college system has clearly played a

useful role in forging better integration of the systems of

representative government in Hong Kong but the criticisms

which have been made of the arrangements for elections from

geographically-based constituencies need

the

to

be

addressed.

29.

The options for 1988 are

(i)

to

retain the present 12 constituencies, each

electing a member to the Legislative Council;

(ii)

to retain the two separate Municipal Council

constituencies and either

(a) reorganize some geographical constituencies to

provide for a more logical grouping of

districts, with an additional seat provided

to constituencies which are particularly

large or diverse in character; or

(b)

number

of

increase significantly the

geographical constituencies to provide for a

more balanced system of territory-wide

representation;

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