An Electoral Commission
152.
These
arrangements and those for
the Legislative Council will involve a good
deal of work in defining the boundaries for
new constituencies and to make similar
arrangements
constituencies.
for
the
existing
To ensure fairness in this
important task, I
propose we should set up
an independent
Boundary and Electoral
Commission which will report direct to me,
as recommended by this Council.
Shaping the Programme
153.
Let me
emphasise:
these are
proposals, not a final programme. They will
require hard work, plain talking and
goodwill, here in Hong Kong, in London and
in Peking. Some of the proposals will also
need complex administrative
arrangements.
For example, registering voters in the new
functional
constituencies based ΟΠ broad
occupational
population
groups
of
our working
will
be
a
formidable
But I do not believe that we
undertaking.
can
afford to be deterred by these
challenges.
FO!
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