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proposals, drafting of legislation to provide for them has

substantially completed; Memorandum XCX (93) ( ) sets out

been

the key provisions of the draft bill for Members' discussion.

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Two of the six proposals, i.e. on the voting age and

relatively uncontroversial,

method are

and few

the voting

if any objections to them have been raised in public

discussion so far. As regards the proposals to abolish DB and

MC appointed membership, Members have already agreed that they

should be put to Legco in parallel with proposed measures to

introduce "advisers" into the DBS and MCs.

XCX(93) ( ) deals with this subject.

Memorandum

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The remaining two

constituencies

and

on

proposals, i.e. on the functional

the Election Committee, are

controversial :

On functional constituencies, although there are

some criticisms

on the details of our proposals

to

broaden the franchise of the

few have

opposed them

outright.

our 9 new

existing 21 FCs,

As regards

proposed FCs, most critics advocate their

replacement by new FCs more on the traditional line.

Some have made suggestions as to the sort of new FCs

that

should be created (e.g. new FCs for the textile

culture/entertainment sector, for

industry,

for the

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