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MP

Meeting with the Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd, CBE, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Serial

No.

1.

Subject

District Boards

i) Retention of

appointed members on District Boards (DB) in

1994

HICO (26/14

Bucking

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Stališ

Vist to 17.7. (26-28 √nly)

DB/MC Chairman who may

raise the subject

Mr CHEUNG Yan-lung, Chairman of Regional Council

Mr Raymond CHOY Wai-shek, Chairman of Sham Shui Po DB

Mr LAM Hang-fai, Chairman of Kwun Tong DB

Mrs Peggy .LAM,

Chairman of Wan Chai DB

Background

Background/Line to take

In a recent motion debate in LegCo on the role and function of Municipal councils and District Boards, the UDHK Members have called for the abolition of appointed members to these Councils and Boards.

District Boards play an essential advisory role on district matters and occasionally on territory-wide issues. They advise the government on the provision and use of public facilities and services and where funds are made available will undertake local improvement and community involvement projects.

The four Chairmen will recommend the retention of appointed and ex-officio members on DBs. Most of the other Chairmen support the retention of the appointment system for the 1994 DBs. They would like the government to recognize the contribution made by appointed members to the work of DBS.

Line to take

HKG.

Composition of DBS is being reviewed by the

Views of DB Chairmen and members will be taken into account in the review.