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Sir, I will only repeat a small point, because it

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that under one of the options currently under consideration

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tentative draft, that is an option which still allows for the existence of this present type of electoral college by

We now come to, if I may, to the Survey Office Report, a document which was heavily relied upon by the Government in justifying its policies in the White Paper. Sir, this Survey Office Report shows that more people were in support of the retention of the present electoral college system then abolishing it. There is indeed an overwhelming majority of submissions received by the Survey Office concerning electoral college they were in favour of its retention, for which please refer to Paragraph 13.38 of the

at Report. And indeed members of various councils, in all

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expansion levels, all spoke for the retention or even extension of the electoral college.

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The two much maligned, surveys conducted by AGB McNair in another aspect, which was not so maligned in other matters including this one found that there were more people in favour of, rather than against, the retention of the electoral college. So, public opinion is clear on this head, and yet

the our Government still decides to go against public sentiment. Why? Does it not demonstrate that Government is not being consistent in its application of public opinion?

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The Government denies on the one hand, direct elections to us this year by saying that : "Well, because public opinion was divided on this issue.* And yet we find the same Government public opinion even though it is not

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White Paper when the Government has chosen to use double standards in relation to public opinion?

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Another point I find very diffult to understand is why get rid of the ter indirectly elected seats from the pistrict

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