of 23 specified categories, which included educational qualifications (School Certificate Examination or equivalent), be a juror, salaried taxpayer, or a member of certain professional organisations as listed in Schedule 1 of the Urban Council Ordinance (Cap. 101, Laws of Hong Kong). Half of the members of the Urban Council were elected, but by a minority of the population. It was estimated that in 1970 there were 250,000 eligible voters and in 1981 the number had increased to 400,000 – 500,000. Prominent elected Urban Councilors included Elsie Tu and Brook Bernacchi of the Reform Club. The size of the Urban Council is as follows: The electorate and turnout of selected Urban Council elections before the expansion of electoral franchise is as follows: Expansion of Electoral Franchise The Green Paper: A Pattern of District Administration in Hong Kong was published on 6 June 1980 for public consultations on reforming local administration in Hong Kong. The Green Paper recommended that: the number of appointed members in the Urban Council be increased to 15 to maintain the pre-existing ratio between appointed and elected members; 8 constituencies be created for the Urban Council, with 7 multi-member constituencies and 1 single-member constituency; and 1-2 constituencies in each district; each constituency represents 250,000. Upon the conclusion of public consultations, the White Paper: District Administration in Hong Kong was published in January 1981. The White Paper solidified expansion of suffrage for Urban Council elections. The Urban Council (Amendment) Ordinance 1981 was subsequently enacted in 1981 to provide for the expansion of electoral franchise and creation of constituencies to the Urban Council election on 8 March 1983: number of elected and appointed members increased from 12 to 15 members each; 15 single-member constituencies created (each of 250,000 population), elected through first-past-the-post voting; and the term of UC members elected in 1981 shortened to 2 years to accommodate Urban Council elections under the reformed electoral methods in 1983. The electoral franchise were expanded to around 568,000 voters upon implementation of the White Paper, which marked an increase by 17 times: minimum voting age to remain at 21; minimum period of ordinary residence in Hong Kong increased from 3 to 7 years; all residents were eligible for suffrage regardless of nationalities; and the 23 criteria for registering as voters in Urban Council elections abolished. The electorate and turnout of selected Urban Council elections after the expansion of electoral franchise are as