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fact had little in common. Specific examples quoted were

the New Territories Southern constituency, which is made up

of Sai Kung, Tsuen Wan and Islands Districts; and the Hong

Kong Eastern constituency where the relatively small but

distinctive Wan Chai district is merged with the much larger

Eastern District.

26.

also been

The voting system used in the 1985 elections has

criticised. The repeated

footnote), it is said, exacerbated

ballot

system (see

rivalries between

factions supporting different candidates within individual

District Boards, as well as creating competition between

separate District Boards in the

the same constituency. If the

electoral college system of election is retained it will be

necessary to review the voting arrangements. The options

are dealt with in greater detail in Chapter

27.

Although the electoral college can elect any

registered voter who meets the necessary age and residency

qualifications, it has not, at least So far, led to the

identification of candidates for the Legislative Council who

come from outside the ranks of the District Boards and the

Municipal Councils. All those elected to the Legislative

Council in 1985, were sitting members of District Boards or

the Urban and Regional Councils. Their election to the

Legislative Council has fostered closer links between the

different levels of government and provided for the

inclusion on the Council of Members who are experienced in

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