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electorate
involved (e.g.
the
"Civil
PG.06
Service"
sub-sector has a potential franchise of 167,000 or more), the process of vote counting and transfer of surplus votes will be extremely cumbersome and
It could take many days after the
election results can be declared.
time-consuming.
poll before
the
Therefore does not meet the principle that the system should be simple and easy to administer.
[Defensive]
Q:
A:
Inconsistent that we propose STV system for EC members
to
return 10 Legco members, but propose a different voting system for FCs to elect EC members.
The circumstances
are entirely different.
For
elections to the EC, the voters in each sub-sector
have a degree of COMMON economic or professional Thus, the block vote system is the most
straightforward means to reflect the choice of the majority of voters. By contrast, the EC as a whole
interests.
Electors of the
of employers,
as well as those of
Given that these
represents very diverse interests.
four sectors represent the interests employees, the professionals, district based organizations.
electors are to vote as a group [to elect ten LegCo members], the STV system is more appropriate in that it will produce results more proportionate to the diversity of interests represented by the four sectors
and their sub-sectors.
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