5.2
The Association's
respective sectors (For details, please see Table 2);
100 members of the Election Committee drawn from the former political figures (as stipulated in the Basic Law) should be elected by about 3 million non-functional constituencies voters by "one-man-one-vote".
democratic and equitable constitutional proposals are more suitable to the people of Hong Kong than the Governor's proposed package because :
1.
"One-man-one vote" is in line with
(a) the Sino-British Joint Declaration; (b) the Basic Law;
(c)
the Bill of Rights;
2.
The provisions governing
3.
4.
5.
6.
the election of and the Election
functional constituencies Committee, which are clear and consistent, are also in line with the above 3 constitutional documents;
The mode of election is open and equitable;
Since the Election Committee returned by geographical constituencies will be highly representative, a Chief Executive elected by the Committee will be as good as one elected by a fully-elected Legislative Council;
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Election principles with geographically based elections as the mainstream will bring Hong Kong a highly tolerant assembly which will lay more emphasis on the overall interests of Hong Kong;
This is a democratic and equitable political system which can continue to develop beyond 1997.
Seven strong points of the Association's Democratic and Equitable Constitutional Proposals
The Association emphasizes that the above concrete suggestions related to the constitutional proposals for 1995 are formulated on the basis of the three existing constitutional documents which include : the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" signed in 1981, the "Basic Law" adopted in 1990 and the "Bill of Rights" passed in 1991.
The Association believes that a political system, one that is equitable and open and leading to general election, not only can straddle 1997 but also can fully attain the ideal of "Hongkong people ruling Hongkong with a high degree of autonomy" if it is to develop in the direction laid down by the three constitutional documents mentioned above. The seven strong points of the constitutional proposals put forth by the Association are briefly summed up as follows :