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PREPARED TO FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE REALLY THINK NOT JUST THOSE

WHO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE FELT BUT THOSE WHO KEEP QUIET AS WELL - AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP WHICH MEETS THE DISPARATE NEEDS OF HONG KONG.

87. BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, THE COMPOSITION OF THIS COUNCIL WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT. OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP WILL BE REDUCED

TO THE THREE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL

ELECTED MAJORITY. THE COMMUNITY WILL LOOK TO MEMBERS OF THIS

COUNCIL TO PLAY A GREATER PART IN THE CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. THIS IS

A NATURAL AND WELCOME DEVELOPMENT. INEVITABLY, THESE CHANGES WILL HAVE THEIR IMPACT ON THE DAY-TO-DAY WORKINGS OF THE COUNCIL. THE CHANGES WILL ALSO AFFECT THE WAY THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WORK WITH THIS COUNCIL IN DEALING WITH THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT. AS OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT EVOLVES AND BECOMES MORE COMPLEX, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ADMINISTRATION REMAINS EFFECTIVE AS

WELL AS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE TERRITORY.

WILSON

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