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Methods of Determining which of the

Legislators should be Removed

C

G.F. 316

Annex

1.

This note

considers what might be the least objectional way, from our point of view, to determine which of the 1995 legislators should be removed from the 1997

legislature Committee (PC), the legislature exceeds the 20% nationality

provision in BL67.

if, when they are vetted by the Preparatory

OPTION ONE

}

2.

This

option

envisages

a

preferably

Chinese statement

in advance of the 1995 LegCo

pre-designating,

of abode

(for

will

be

If the

elections, 12 seats (i.e. 20% of total LegCo membership) which may be filled by non-Chinese nationals or those with

foreign right

convenience they

referred to as "foreigners":throughout this note).

is exceeded, only those foreigners occupying

pre-designated

20% limit

these

12

(assuming

of

course

seats could

they meet the

on

stay

1997

other through train

in

criteria).

3.

in

A major problem with this option is the difficulty devising objective criteria in designating the 12 seats.

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