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these

constituencies

Members are elected from

"functional"

based

on

major professional

and

occupational groups. The other twelve are elected on a

geographical basis by an

electoral college comprising

all members of the

Municipal Councils and District

Boards.

17.

The three-tier

structure has proved itself to

be well suited to Hong Kong's requirements. The public

response to the Green Paper was strongly in favour of

retaining it. The Government intends to plan the

further development of representative government on

basis of this structure, and with the following points

in mind:

the

(a)

The

responsibilities

three tiers

of each of the

government should be

clear, and their roles should not

overlap.

(b) The three tiers should co-operate

effectively, and be linked in such a way

that the views and

concerns at

each

level of government are

adequately

represented at the next higher level.

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