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(1) Representatives selected by district general

election

(2) Representatives from the industrial, commercial

and financial sectors

(3) Representatives from the professions

(4) Representatives from labour, social services,

religious communities and other sectors

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2. The division of constituencies, voting method, delimitation of various sectors and corporate bodies therein, allocation of seats, election method, etc. shall be specified by the electoral law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Each voter shall have one vote only.

3. The first Legislative Council shall be constituted in accordance with the "Decision of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on the Method for the Formation of the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region".

The Legislative Council of the first four terms shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Annex. During the term of office of the fourth Legislative Council, the Legislative Council shall formulate a specific method to decide, through a referendum in the Region, whether all members of the Legislative Council shall be selected by general election. The result of the referendum shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the record.

The above-mentioned referendum shall only be held with the endorsement of the majority of members of the Legislative Council, the consent of the Chief Executive and the approval of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The result of the referendum shall only be valid and effective with the affirmative vote of more than 30 per cent of the eligible voters.

4. If it is decided by the above-mentioned referendum that all members of the Legislative Council shall be selected by general election,

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