In order to give the labour classes a voice in the Legislative Council to achieve a balance of interests, the Association proposes that the nine new seats should be distributed as follows:
Labour (4
The
after the
seats), Women (1 seat), concerned groups for the elderly and the disabled (1 seat), Agriculture and fisheries (1 seat) and Culture and Entertainment (1 seat). Association also proposes that the seat of Heung Yee Kuk which only looks benefits of the decreasing number of indigenous residents in the N. T. be deleted. The seat thus vacated should be taken up by the
Technology Sector,
fast (For details, please
Information
developing new industry. refer to Table 1)
a
2.1
"Eligibility of voters"
be
The Association emphasizes that voters of the
constituency should all
This means that registered
registered bodies
functional
individual voters. members
of all
or
organizations should have the right to vote. For example, voters of the Labour Sector refer to all members of registered trade unions, rather than just to their executive committee members. Similarly, voters of the Women Sector refer to all members of the existing women services organizations or
bodies.
The same should apply to all other functional
constituencies.
2.2
As for new constituencies of 1995, reference can be make to following proposals:
(i)
Information Technology: members of the following
three
recognized organisation: the British Computer Society (Hong Kong Section), the Hong Kong Association for Computer Eduction, Hong Kong Information Technology Federation. For details please see the submission of "Supporters of an Information Technology Functional Constituency Seat" to the Legislative Council's Select Committee on Legislative Council Elections.