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MDHIAN 3274
FIRST TERM (1997-1999)
18 (30)
30 (50)
12 (20)
60
SECOND TERM (1999-2003)
24 (40)
30 (50)
6 (10)
60
THIRD TERM (2003-2007)
30 (50)
30 (50)
60
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THE MEETING DECIDED THAT, AS HONG KONG DRAFTERS WERE IN THE MINORITY, THE THREE FORMULAE THEY HAD PROPOSED SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE ENLARGED MEETING OF THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS THIS WEEK AND THE BLDC PLENARY NEXT MONTH. DETAILS OF THESE ''MINORITY' MODELS ARE IN MIFT. (IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT ALL PROPOSE 18 DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS IN 1997).
BUT
5. AS FOR HOW THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE COMPOSED AND THE CE SELECTED BEYOND 2007, THE SPECIAL GROUP RE-AFFIRMED ITS REVIEW PROPOSAL MADE LAST DECEMBER (SEE PARA. 2(E) OF OUR TELNO 4157), NOW WITH A SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING MECHANISM (SEE PARA. 7 BELOW). THE CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NPC STANDING COMMITTEE FOR THE RECORD, WHILE THOSE FOR THE CE SHOULD BE APPROVED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE. (BUT SEE CHANGES TO ART. 45 IN PARA. 9 AND ART. 73 IN PARA. 10 BELOW.)
NATIONALITY RESTRICTION
IT WAS AGREED BY MAJORITY (14 IN SUPPORT, ONE AGAINST AND ONE ABSTENTION) TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE AFTER ART. 67 AS FOLLOWS:
6.
''THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE HKSAR SHALL BE COMPOSED OF CHINESE CITIZENS WHO ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE HKSAR AND HAVE NO RIGHT OF ABODE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. NON-CHINESE NATIONALS AMONG THE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE HKSAR AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE HKSAR WHO HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES MAY ALSO BE ELECTED AS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SEMI COLON BUT THEY SHALL NOT TAKE UP MORE THAN 15/15 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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THERE IS, HOWEVER, NO DETAILS AS TO HOW THIS 15-PER CENT RULE WILL BE APPLIED, ALTHOUGH LI HOU WAS QUOTED AS SAYING IF THE NUMBER OF LEGCO MEMBERS WHO WERE FOREIGN NATIONALS EXCEEDED THE CEILING, THE ELECTION COMMITTEE COULD HOLD ANOTHER ELECTION.
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