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CHIM MADE NO SPECIFIC PROPOSAL ON WHAT THE 9 NEW FC'S SHOULD BE: BUT CRITICISED THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM HAD GIVEN RISE TO INEQUALITY IN VOTING RIGHT. HE SUGGESTED THAT THOSE WHO WERE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN BOTH FC'S AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD BE ASKED TO VOTE IN EITHER ONE, BUT NOT BOTH.
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THE REPORT ALSO MENTIONED BRIEFLY CHIM'S SUGGESTION THAT TO ENHANCE THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE FC'S, THE NUMBER OF VOTES TO BE GIVEN TO THE CONSTITUENTS SHOULD BE INCREASED. FOR EXAMPLE, A CORPORATE VOTE COULD BE GIVEN A TOTAL OF 5 VOTES, INSTEAD OF ONE.
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CHIM'S PROPOSALS WERE ALSO REPORTED BRIEFLY IN TODAY'S SCMP. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FROM THE WAH KIU STORY IS THAT ACCORDING TO SCMP, CHIM PROPOSED THAT 50 SEATS OF THE EC COULD BE ALLOCATED TO LOCAL DELEGATES TO THE NPC AND CPPCC.
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IT APPEARS FROM THESE REPORTS THAT CHIM'S IDEAS MIGHT STILL BE PRELIMINARY AT THIS STAGE. WE SHALL MONITOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
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