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working member of the community has a second vote to represent his or her interests at the place of work.
34.
So far as the present functional constituencies are concerned I propose that all forms of corporate voting should be replaced by individual voters who themselves have a clear connection with their functional
Thus corporate voters in the business
constituencies.
and industrial constituencies should be replaced by individuals who own or control the management of the corporations concerned.
So, for example, all the
directors of companies that are members of the General Chamber of Commerce would be able to vote, instead of just the companies themselves, as was the case hitherto. According to the same principle, votes would be given to designated office bearers of trade unions in the labour functional constituency; and registered social workers would be able to vote alongside those responsible for the management of welfare agencies in the social services
constituency.
35.
Taken together, these measures would expand the franchise in the functional constituences concerned by
more than five times.
It would also seem sensible to
attempt to broaden the franchise for certain professional constituencies [e.g., health care, teaching, and the engineering, architectural, surveying and planning
constituencies).
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