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THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG 49

The Legislative Council

(b) In 1985, 24 Unofficial members of the Legislative Council will be elected:

(i) by an electoral college composed of all members of the Urban Council, the new

Regional Council, and the district boards, and

(ii) by specific functional constituencies.

(c) The district board members of the electoral college will be grouped into 10 geographical constituencies. Members of the Urban Council and Regional Council will form two special constituencies. Thus 12 unofficial members will be elected to the Legislative Council from the electoral college in 1985.

(d) In 1985 there will be nine functional constituencies returning 12 members to the

Legislative Council on the basis set out in paragraph 14.

(e) The number of appointed unofficial members of the council will be reduced to 22

in 1985.

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(f) The number of official members of the council will be reduced to 10 in 1985. (g) The composition of the Legislative Council in 1985 will be:

(i) 12 unofficial members elected by the electoral college, (ii) 12 unofficial members elected by functional constituencies, (iii) 22 unofficial members appointed directly by the Governor,

(iv) 10 official members (including the three ex-officio members), making a total of

56 members.

(h) A review to assess progress made in the development of representative government will be carried out in 1987. Further consideration will be given to direct elections in the context of the review.

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The Executive Council

(j) No conclusions have been reached about the development of the Executive Council, nor about the introduction of a ministerial system and these matters will be considered further at a later stage.

The Governor

(k) The position of the Governor as President of the Legislative Council will be considered further in the review in 1987. The general position of the Governor will need to be addressed at a later stage.

Other Related Matters

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(1) Development of Government and Public Affairs courses in schools will continue and encouragement will be given to other educational institutions and organisations to provide more courses in civic education for the general public.

(m) Unofficial members of the Legislative Council will receive suitable remuneration

and expenses for their services.

Legislation

(n) The first elections will be postponed from July to September 1985 to allow for the enactment of the necessary legislation and for the necessary administrative arrangements to be made.