154.
In shaping this package,
have
tried to build on existing institutions and
to give them a broader base of support.
The 1995 Election Committee
155.
That leaves one other matter.
156.
The Election Committee which will
be necessary in 1995 unless the Basic Law is
changed presents a special challenge. The
composition of the Election Committee for
1995 is not laid down in the Basic Law. In
fact the Basic Law makes clear that the
Committee's composition will not be that
prescribed for 1999.
157.
be
The ideal Election Committee should
genuinely
community.
also
representative
of the
Given that all Members of LegCo
have to be elected in 1995, it makes sense
that the electors on the Committee should
themselves have been elected. Anything
less might be taken as appointment by
proxy. The simplest and most effective
formula to achieve this for the 1995 body
would be to draw all or most of its members
from the directly-elected District Boards;