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OF HONG KONG SOCIETY WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO FUTURE CONFIDENCE

AND PROSPERITY. IT WAS THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THE PRESENT INFORM AL

SYSTEM OF SELECTING UNOFFICAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

FROM FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO

A FORMAL REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTION OF ONE OR MOPE

REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY TO SERVE ON THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. IT WAS ALSO PROPOSED THAT THESE ARRANGEMENTS

SHOULD BE INTRODUCED PROGRESSIVELY, WITH SIX UNCFFICAL

MEMBERS BEING ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES IN 1985

AND 12 IN 1988.

B 17

A FURTHER DETAILED EXAMINATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED TO

IDENTIFY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES WITH THE OBJECT OF ENSURING THAT THOS MAJOR SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVEING COMMON SOCIAL,

ECONOMIC AND OCCUPATIONAL INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED. IT HAS BEEN

CONCLUDED THAT THESE WOULD BE BEST SERVED INITIALLY BY THE ELECTION

OF 12 MEMBERS FROM NINE CONSTITUENCIES, NAMELY COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, LABOUR, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, LEGAL,

MEDICAL, AND ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS.

14.16.

THE MAIN GUIDELINES WHICH HAVE BEEN APPLIED IN DETERMINING

THE COMPOSITION OF THESE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND

ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN THEM ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) IN THE CASE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONSTITUENCIES, THESE WILL BE BASED ON WELL-REORGANIZED MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONS WITH A TERRITORY WIDE COVERAGE.

THE LISTS OF THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL

BE ADOPTED AS THE ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR THESE CONSTITUENCIES.

CORPORATE MEMBERS WILL NOMINATE REPRESENTATIVES TO VOTE ON

THEIR BEHALF.

(3) IN THE CASE OF PROFESSIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, THESE WILL BE

BASED ON MEMBERSHIP OF THOSE PROFESSIONS WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED

AND RECOGNIZED QUALIFICATIONS. THE ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR THESE

CONSTITUENCIES WILL BE BASED ON EITHER THE MEMBERSHIP LISTS

OF THE VARIOUS MAJOR PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS OR ON

THE STATUTORY REGISTERS OF MEMBERS OF THOSE PROFESSIONS.

66) EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OR CORPORATE WEMBER REPRESENTATIVE

WILL HAVE ONE VOTE. IN THE CASE OF MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN ONE

FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY OR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ORGANIZATION

<<A MEMBER MUST OPT FOR THAT IN WHICH HE WISHES TO VOTË:

IS 17. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE FUNCTIONAL

CONSTITUENCIES WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE NUMBER OF

SEATS TO BE ALLOCATEED TO THEM ARE GIVEN IN APPENDIX B.

16 13.

THE ELECTORAL ROLLS WILL BE PUBLISHED INITIALLY IN THE NORMAL

WAY AS PROVISIONAL ROLLS AND THEREAFTER AS DEFINITIVE OR FINAL

ROLLS. PROVISION WILL BE MADE FOR ANNUAL REVISION OF THE

ELECTORAL ROLLS IN THE CASE OF FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY

ORGANISATIONS BY NOTIFICATION BY THEM OF ANY ADDITIONS OR

DELETIONS TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP LISTS, BUT FOR THE NAMES

OF THOSE NOMINATED TO REPRESENT CORPORATE BODIES TO BE VARIED

CONFIDENTIAL

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