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Boards. The introduction of such restrictions on
membership
1997 would Of the legislature after therefore run counter to well-established practice
in Hong Kong.
(B)
Such
from
drawn.
restrictions would limit the range of talents which membership of the legislature can be
(C)
They could also
create a serious problem for the full continuity of membership of the legislature
between 1995 and 1997.
(D)
It is also not clear how the proposed 15 percent rule would be implemented. The electoral law of the SAR would need to prescribe the procedures in detail. The British Government believes that such legal stipulations would inevitably be complicated and inflexible.
For example, if the number of successful candidates who were foreign nationals
abode
in
ceiling,
foreign countries
it would be
right of
the proposed
to decide which of the candidates should
or had
a
exceeded
difficult
be asked
percent
to
rule
in
step down
order to meet the 15
and how the vacancies thus created
should be filled.
4.
The
clarification
British
Government
would be
grateful
for
as to whether permanent residents who are not
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