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;

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