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Why not keep two option
a little longer,
1
give
people something to talk about?
why settle in LegG speech
Voting System (Paper No. 4/92)
5.
2
M
Are the UDHIC opposed,
to PR? Worth discuring with Mikee?
M
The Governor said that he favoured a single-seat
single-vote
a
(SSSV) system. It would be difficult to defend
radical change of the present system to one of proportional representation (PR); people would interpret it
as an attempt to counter the sort of results produced by the 1991 election (i.e. a liberal majority). Furthermore, representation of the interests of the minority are already catered for in the functional constituencies (FCs). Aq.
SCA argued that
SSSV system did not really fit in with
HK's overall political system; indeed, FCS represented
sectoral economic/social interest rather than minority
political views. A PR system would produce much more
of allocation of seats and
proportional results in terms would also be perceived as fair.
The Governor said that while one could argue the
proportionality point if we were to start from a clean slate, it would be politically difficult to justify a
radical change at only the second round of direct elections
to LegCo.
SHA pointed out that a PR system would be too
complex for the general public to understand and, if
adopted, might cause the public to suspect that
Government's motive was to sway the outcome of the
elections. UK Rep said that looking ahead we would find it
difficult to change from a SSSV system to PR system at a point when LegCo was to become fully directly elected, or
remove the FCs which would then be needed for balanced
representation purpose.
to
G.F. 316
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