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remain convinced that

some form of mechanism is needed for

the purpose I have identified, and I am ready to consider any suggestions that Members may have.

159.

Those then were the first set of proposals that I

Generally there has been good

put forward last year.

progress on them and I believe that both the executive and the legislature have benefited.

160.

My second set of proposals last year concerned the

arrangements for the 1994 elections to District Boards and

Municipal councils,

purpose

of

those

elections were opan,

and the 1995 elections to Legco. The

proposals was to ensure that those

fair and acceptable to our community;

and at the same time within the framework of the Basic Law,

so that continuity through 1997 could be achieved.

161.

There were six proposals:

first, the reduction

of the voting age

from 21 to 18, as in china,

Britain and

elsewhere;

second,

single vote, single seat voting

system for geographical constituencies;

third, replacement of

corporate voting

voting by

individual voting

in

all

the

present

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