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Appendix I
Proposed Composition of Nominating Committee/Election Committee (on the basis of occupational constituencies) for Selecting the Candidates for the Chief Executive and the Allocation of Seats in the Legislature
Constituencies No. of members of Nominating Committee No. of members of Election Committee No. of seats in the Legislature Commercial Sector 60 30 10 Industrial Sector 40 Banking and Financial Sector 30 30 10 Total for the first category of occupational constituencies 160 32 16 Medical Sector 12 8 3 Nursing Sector 8 Educational Sector 20 2 2 Legal Sector 12 1 1 Social Services Sector 20 2 2 Engineering, Building and Surveying Sector 10 2 2 Information and Media 10 2 Cultural, Recreational, Sports and Entertainment Sector 12 Executives Accounting and Auditing Religious and Clergical Sector Other Professionals 228 229 280 Total for the second category of occupational constituencies 2222 12 8 Other Employers 8988 8 8 Total for the third category of occupational constituencies 160 32 16 Clerk 24 24 NNN Salesman 25 4 Employees from the Service Industry 25 4 Agricultural, Forestry, Livestock Farming and Fishing Sector 20 Manufacturing, Construction and Transportation Industries (Grouped under the Labour Sector) 40 25 12 Students, retired persons and domestic workers 25 4 Existing members of the Legislature 20 20 20 Existing members of District Boards and Municipal Councils 20 20 20 Deputies to NPC and members of CPPCC 12 10 10 District election 24 Grand Total 430 72Remarks
1. It appears that occupational constituencies are very complicated and difficult to define. However, provided we follow the principle of accepting only one role for each candidate, we can ensure that there will be no double entries and it is not complicated. For example, a licencee of a cooked food stall may choose to join the constituency for other employers' as a candidate or a voter, and not the 'Service Industry.' A practising woman accountant may choose her role as a 'housewife' and not to join the second category of constituencies.
2. The term of office of the Election Committee may be the same as that of the first Chief Executive. (It is better for the term of office of the first Chief Executive to last for four years rather than two years. It is difficult to have real performance just within two years and the efficiency in administration will be hampered.)
3. Alternatively, the term of office of the Election Committee may last until the second Chief Executive comes into being. In the meantime, it can be renamed as "Nominating Committee" to nominate three to five candidates for election on a one-person-one-vote basis. This will avoid the elected members being bound by those elected for the Nominating Committee. As there are more members in the Election Committee than in the Nominating Committee, it will not be so easy to give rise to monopoly. Furthermore, the Election Committee should be larger in size as election responsibility is greater than nomination responsibility.
4. There should be alternate members for each constituency when holding elections so that there will be substitutes in case of withdrawal from office and there will be no need to conduct by-elections.
5. There are three methods for the formation of the first Legislative Council:
First part - through occupational constituencies
Second part - through the electoral college
Third part - through direct elections
Appendix II
Sequence and Timing of elections
1995-96
October-November 1996
January 1997
Registration of electors
Nominations for the members of the Election Committee as well as the first batch of the Legislative Council members (i.e. members elected by occupational constituencies). The two nominations are to take place simultaneously.
Election of members of the Election Committee and the first batch of Legislative Council members by occupational constituencies on a universal basis.
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