TNAG-1600-FCO40-2193-Hong-Kong-1987-Review-of-Representative-Government-1987 — Page 12

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(A) TEACHERS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR:

(B) ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS AND PLANNERS (CURRENTLY GROUPED TOGETHER WITH ENGINEERS): AND

(C) THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.

4. AS A GENERAL POINT, MEMBERS TOOK THE VIEW THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO HASTY MOVE TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES UNTIL THE PROVISIONS OF THE BASIC LAW ARE KNOWN. IN PARTICULAR THEY NOTED THAT A TOTAL OF 14 SEATS,

AS NOW PROPOSED, ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR 25 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL SIZE OF LEGCO. THE VIEW WAS ALSO EXPRESSED THAT CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN CREATING NEW CONSTITUENCIES, OVER AND ABOVE THE EXISTING NINE, ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE LINE AS TO WHICH SECTORS ARE OF SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE TO MERIT FORMAL REPRESENTATION ON LEGCO.

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