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members are

appointed by the

the Government.

District

Board members keep in close touch with public opinion

in their districts through contacts

residents

and local

with

local

organizations such as Area

Committees and Mutual Aid Committees.

15.

include directly

much larger than

The Municipal Councils also

elected members. Constituencies are

those for District Boards, with about 210,000 residents

for each elected Council member. Half the members of

the Urban Council are directly elected, and the other

half appointed. The Regional Council's composition is

more

complicated.

directly elected,

One-third

Nine

(twelve members)

are indirectly electol,

are

one

from each District Board in the region. The Chairman

and

two

Vice-Chairmen

of the Heung Yee Kuk are

ex-officio members, providing a direct

indigenous residents

Of the

direct link

link with the

New Territories.

The

remaining twelve members of

the Regional Council

are

appointed by the Governor.

16.

Until 1985 the

Legislative Council

was

composed entirely of Appointed Members, including a

substantial number

of

Government officials.

In that

year the numbers of Official and Appointed Members were

reduced to ten and 22 respectively and, for the first

time, 24 Elected Members were introduced.

Twelve of

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