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4TH PT: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: LONGER TERM ISSUES
THE REWESED TEXT OF NOTE 3: THE LEGISLATURE IS AS FOLLOWS.
NOTE 3
THE LEGISLATURE
A NUMBER OF ISSUES REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE EXECUTIVE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN NOTE 2. THUS NOTE CONSIDERS
OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE INCLUDING ITS POSSIBLE COMPOSITION, TERM OF OFFICE, PRESIDENCY AND POWERS AND FUNCTIONS.
COMPOSINT BON
2.
SECTION # OF ANNEX *# TO THE JOHNT DECLARAT NON PROVIDES THAT ''THE LEGISLATURE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION REGION.
SHALL BE CONSTITUTED BY ELECT-KONS'',
3.
PAPER R OF MAY 1986 SUGGESTED THAT THE METHODS OF ELECTION, AT LEAST IN GENERAL TERMS WOULD NEED TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE BASIC LAW. NOTE 2 OF OCTOBER 1986 DISCUSSED POSSIBLE WASY OF VAL±MDA Tƒ§NG** THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PRESENT GROUPS OF OFFICIAL AND APPOINTED
MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE CONTINUES TO ENJOY SUFFICIENT SUPPORT FOR HIS POLICIES IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
THAT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS MS CARRIED OUT EFFICIENTLY,
4.
THE EXISTING LEGISLAUTRE COMPRISES MEMBERS ELECTED OR
APPOINTED BY A VARIETY OF MEANS. HAVING REGARD TO THE MIDEAS WHICH
ARE EMERGING IN THE PROCESS OF THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN
REPRESENTAT WE GOVERNMENT AND OF CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFTING OF
THE BASIC LAW, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE LEGISLATURE OF THE FUTURE
SAR MIGHT COMPRISE THREE MAIN GROUPS OF ELECTED MEMBERS :
(A) MEMBERS ELECTED BY FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES:
(B) MEMBERS ELECTED BY A SYSTEM OF ELECTIONS BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL
CONSTITUENCHES EITHER ON THE PRESENT BASIS OR BY DIRECT ELECTIONS:
(C) MEMBERS ELECTED BY A BROADLY BASED ''GRAND ELECTORAL COLLEGE**
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