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5. SOME MEMBERS OF THE PANEL CONSIDERED THAT THE ADVISORY BOARD IN OPTION (C) COULD TAKE A FORM SIMILAR TO THE GRAND ELECTORAL COLLEGE. THEY CONSIDERED THAT THE PROPORTION OF THE LEGISLATURE TO BE ELECTED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD (OR GRAND ELECTORAL COLLEGE) SHOULD BE 50 PER CENT, WITH THE REST DIVIDED EVENLY BETWEEN DIRECT ELECTION AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTION.
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6. THIS PANEL TENDED TO SUPPORT A COMBINATION OF OPTIONS (A) AND (C)
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THIS PANEL CONSIDERED THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE ELECTED BY A COMBINATION OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT ELECTIONS AND ELECTION BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES (I.E. EITHER OPTION (A) OR (B)). MEMBERS, HOWEVER HELD DIFFERENT VIEWS ON WHETHER ELECTION BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES OR BY DIRECT ELECTION SHOULD CONSTITUTE 50 PER CENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
8. MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL ALSO HELD DIFFERENT VIEWS ON WHETHER THE SPECIFIC PROPORTION OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF ELECTION SHOULD BE STIPULATED IN THE BASIC LAW. SOME MEMBERS CONSIDERED THAT, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THE RELATIVE PROPORTIONS, THE RELATIVE PROPORTION COULD BE STIPULATED IN A LAW TO BE DRAFTED BY THE BLDC SPECIAL GROUP ON POLITICAL SYSTEM AND PROMULGATED TOGETHER WITH THE BASIC LAW. HOWEVER, OTHER MEMBERS CONSIDERED THAT STIPULATING THE RELATIVE PROPORTIONS IN THE BASIC LAW WOULD ENHANCE THE CONFIDENCE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.
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