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members
are
appointed by the Government.
District
Board members keep in close touch with public opinion
in their districts through contacts with local
residents and
local
as organizations such
Committees and Mutual Aid Committees.
Area
15.
The Municipal Councils also
include directly
Constituencies are
much larger than
elected members.
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.
Nine
(twelve members)
are indirectly electol,
from each District Board in the region.
One-third
are
ne
The Chairman
and
two
Vice-Chairmen
of
ex-officio members,
the Heung Yee Kuk are
the members, providing a direct link with
indigenous residents
Of
the
New Territories.
The
remaining twelve
twelve members
of
the Regional Council
are
appointed by the Governor.
16.
Until 1985 the
Council Legislative
was
including a
composed entirely of Appointed Members,
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
24 Elected Members were introduced.
time,
Twelve of
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