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MDHIAN 3274
SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING
7. THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS AGREED TO INTRODUCE SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING FOR ALL/ALL CATEGORIES OF BILLS. THE FOLLOWING NEW PROVISION HAS BEEN PROPOSED:
''UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THIS LAW, ALL BILLS AND MOTIONS INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE HKSAR SHALL BE PASSED BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS RETURNED BY DIRECT ELECTION AND THE ELECTION COMMITTEE ATTENDING THE MEETING, THE GOVERNMENT SHALL AMEND THE BILL AND RE-SUBMIT IT TO THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR VOTING SEMI COLON SUCH BILLS SHALL BE
PASSED WITH A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF ALL THE MEMBERS ATTENDING THE
MEETING.
SIMON LI SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL WHILE DOROTHY LIU ABSTAINED. THE
OTHER HONG KONG DRAFTERS VOTED AGAINST IT.
CONVERGENCE
8 =
ITEM 6 OF THE DRAFT NPC DECISION ON THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST
SARG HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT THE COMPOSITION OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE PROPOSED BY THE SPECIAL GROUP (INCLUDING THE REFERENCE TO THE PROPORTION TO BE RETURNED BY THE ELECTION COMMITTEE). THE ADDITION OF THIS REFERENCE SUGGESTS THAT PRE-1997 GEC ELEMENTS, ANY, COULD ALSO SIT ON THE 1997 LEGCO.
SELECTION OF CE
IF
9. IT WAS PROPOSED TO ADD A REQUIREMENT THAT CANDIDATES FOR THE CE MUST BE NOMINATED BY A BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATION COMMITTEE, TO PARA. 2 OF ART. 45 ON THE ULTIMATE DIRECT ELECTION OF THE CE.
OTHER CHANGES
10.(I)
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ART. 73: REPLACE 'THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT' WITH 'THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE OR OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT''. IT APPEARS FROM THIS CHANGE THAT ONLY
THE GOVERNMENT CAN PROPOSE BILLS ON CHANGES TO THE METHODS
OF ELECTING THE CE AND LEGCO MEMBERS.
see
(64)
(II)
ART. 74:
PARA. 2 TO BE DELETED IN VIEW OF THE PROPOSAL ON SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING.
(III) ART. 88: TO MAKE CLEAR THAT INABILITY TO DISCHARGE DUTIES
AND MISBEHAVIOUR ARE THE ONLY/ONLY GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL
OF JUDGES.
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