TNAG-2211-FCO40-3171-Appointments-to-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 20

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(b) New LegCo appointees

4.

know much it was

profile

LegCo.

be more

5.

Although most respondents claimed that they didn't about the new LegCo appointees, they thought that prudent of government to appoint a group of low professionals and academics to redress the balance in Some respondents, however, thought that there should appointments from the working class.

It

Our assessment : Most new LegCo appointees are mainly professionals and academics who are expected to be competent and rational and without obvious political affliation

is generally believed that Government has taken a sensible approach in balancing the composition of LegCo. Although conflicting ideas are expected in the coming LegCo meetings, the maintenance of prosperity and stability in Hong Kong is perceived to be the objective of Government's appointment strategy.

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