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5.
(d)
the procedure for the
nomination by the
candidates to the
Election Committee of
legislature should be simple, open and
prescribed in the electoral law; and
(e) voting should be by secret ballot.
Having
regard to the composition of other election committees provided for in the present draft of the Basic
Law, the British Government would like to suggest the
following basis for further detailed discussion of the
composition of the Election Committee :
(a)
Industrial, commercial and
25%
financial sectors :
the professions: labour,
social services and religious
sectors
(b)
Senior political figures:
25%
including former Executive
Councillors, former
Legislative Councillors
(c)
Members of Municipal Councils
25%
and the District Boards
(d)
Representatives of statutory
25%
and advisory boards and
committees as listed in the
Hong Kong Civil and Miscellaneous List (only those members who are
not also civil servants).
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