TNAG-1597-FCO40-2182-Hong-Kong-1987-Review-of-Representative-Government-1987 — Page 32

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"The possible approaches are

(i)

(ii)

to decide that no move should be made

to introduce direct elections;

to accept, in principle, that a

component of directly elected members

might be introduced in due course, but that

the time is not yet ripe for its introduction

in 1988 and the issue should be considered

at a later date;

(iii) to replace the electoral college members

in 1988 by an equivalent number of members

directly elected by means of constituency-

based elections;

(iv)

to introduce a small additional component

of directly elected members in 1988 by

means of either :

(a) territory-wide elections with candidates

selected by the simple majority method;

or

(b) constituency-based elections; with

candidates selected by a preferential

voting system designed to ensure that

successful candidates have the support

of a majority of their constituents.

Para. 59 would then be appropriately recast.

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