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Further views on the EC and other issues
(Paper No. 21/92)
15.
The meeting noted that FCO's points on the EC had been discussed earlier (paras. 2 to 8).
16.
On the point about voting system for direct elections to Legco, SCA said that it was difficult for us to take an indefinite position given the voting outcome of the earlier LegCo motion debate on the
subject. CS said that the presentation on this subject in the October address should be along similar lines as for the EC. The Governor said that since the
FCs and
would
the balanced representation
aspect, there Was a strong case for
single-seat
adopting
EC
have covered
geographical constituencies.
single-vote for the
The PA said that if we
left the option of PR open, it would give the Chinese a convenient platform to reject a single-seat system.
17.
should
Governor
on the suggestion that HK delegates to NPC be eligible to stand for elections, the
said that this was sensible and it would be
up to them and other pro-China groups to decide whether they would stand for election. SCA envisaged
some of them would want to run in the DB
that
elections.
Government Business Committee (GBC)
18.
on the
The Governor
said that we had to be clearer
relationship of the GBC with LegCo.
He
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