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In all our deliberations, we have stressed the

importance of looking at the structure of government as a

FEA whole. The present structure is based on three separate

but inter-connected tiers: at the district, the regional

and central levels; comprising the District Boards, the

Municipal Councils and this Council. In deciding how best

we have taken into

to build further on this structure,

account the following guiding principles:

first, the responsibilities of each of the three

tiers of government should be clear, and their

roles should not overlap;

secondly, the three tiers should co-operate

effectively, and be linked in a way which

provides for the views and concerns

concerns at

at each

level of government to be adequately represented

at the next higher level; and

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thirdly, the methods of choosing the membership

of each tier of government should be such that the Board or Council will be in close touch both

with the views of the general public and of

those sectors whose concerns are particularly

relevant to its work.

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