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(C)
(D)
CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON IDEOLOGY, DOGMA OR
RELIGION:
PARTICULAR GROUPS OR BODIES SHOULD NOT BE REPRESENTED IN
MORE THAN ONE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY,
WHEN THESE GUIDELINES ARE APPLIED TO THE MANY CLAIMS MADE FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY REPRESENTATION, THEY SUGGEST THAT THE EXISTING CATEGORIES ARE BROADLY RIGHT, BUT THAT A FEW OF THEM MIGHT BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE A GREATER NUMBER OF RELATED INTERESTS.
CONCLUSIONS
56.
IN THE LIGHT OF ALL THESE CONSIDERATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 1988
SHOULD BE AS FOLLOWS:
(A)
(B)
(C)
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE TEN OFFICIAL MEMBERS, AS AT
PRESENT. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION
FACILITATES THE EFFICIENT WORKING OF THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR MAY FROM TIME TO TIME APPOINT DIFFERENT OFFICIALS TO THE COUNCIL ACCORDING TO THE BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED DURING THE SESSION AND THE POLICY EXPERTISE REQUIRED. EACH
APPOINTMENT WILL BE FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF REASONABLE
LENGTH.
THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED MEMBERS WILL BE REDUCED FROM 22
TO 20.
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FUNCTIONAL
THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ELECTED BY
CONSTITUENCIES
WILL BE INCREASED FROM TWELVE TO 14. ONE OF THE TWO
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WILL COME FROM AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE PRESENT FINANCIAL CONSTITUENCY, WHICH WILL BE RENAMED THE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY CONSTITUENCY AND WILL HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL SEAT FILLED BY ELECTION FROM THE ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION. THE OTHER WILL COME AS AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE PRESENT MEDICAL CONSTITUENCY, WHICH WILL BE RENAMED THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE CONSTITUENCY. IT WILL HAVE TWO DIVISIONS, ONE CONSISTING OF DOCTORS AND DENTISTS AND THE OTHER OF NURSES, MIDWIVES AND FIVE OTHER PROFESSIONS
IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE FIELD. EACH DIVISION WILL
ELECT ONE MEMBER TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. DETAILS OF
HOW THESE TWO NEW CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE ORGANIZED ARE
GIVEN AT APPENDIX B.
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