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channel for political participation for the general public under the three-tier system. A Member from an Electoral College has to be responsive to
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constituency
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the relevant District Boards for his work in Legislative
Under this new arrangement, it confines District Boards to purely and only advisory roles
with no real influence. The three-tier system remains but the attractiveness of the District Board diminishes. Interest in improving district problems and political aspiration are not mutually exclusive. By keeping the Electoral College route open and by giving the District Boards some meaningful powers, more people would be attracted to try their hands on district matters.
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Looking at the low recent distuit board elections votinge of 30.3 per cent, one might come to the conclusion that, because of the provisions in the White Paper, the general public is losing interest in the role that is played by the District
I from this may Boards. And I am afraid, justicially because
sem there is very little the District Boards can do.
A questionnaire survey on the White Paper has been conducted by my office on the question of eliminating elected seats from the Electoral College in 1991. Out of those who responded to
the survey, twofthirds disapproved of this decision. This arrangement was also rejected by various District Boards, in which the majority support the executive role of the District Boards. [E
Even though the three-
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may be more suitable to Hong Kong in the long-term development of representative government. District Boards are the most immediate and accessible offices
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