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NOTE FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS:
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INTRODUCTION
On 7 October, the Governor announced the following proposals relating to the electoral arrangements for 1994/95 -
(a) lowering of voting age from 21 to 18;
(b) "single seat single vote" voting system for elections in
geographical constituencies;
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abolition of appointed seats in District Boards and some increase in the number of elected members;
abolition of appointed seats in the Municipal Councils and some increase in the number of elected members;
establishment of an Election Committee, composed solely or mainly of elected District Board members, to elect ten Legislative Council Members;
creation of nine additional functional constituencies, and expansion of the franchise for the 21 existing functional constituencies; and
establishment of a Boundary and Election Committee to be responsible for the demarcation of geographical constituency boundaries and the administration of elections.
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