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WOULD BE POLITICALLY DIFFICULT TO DO AWAY WITH THE EXISTING 21 SEATS. THEIR ELECTORATES SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXPANDED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, AND NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD BE BROADLY BASED.
14. IN A NUMBER OF THE EXISTING CONSTITUENCIES, CORPORATE ELECTORS MIGHT BE REPLACED BY COMPANY DIRECTORS. IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES CONSTITUENCY, REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING ELECTORATE, THE EFFECT OF THESE MEASURES WOULD BE TO ENLARGE THE FRANCHISE BY AT LEAST 6 TIMES.
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9 BROAD-BASED NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES MIGHT BE ESTABLISHED AS FOLLOWS, WITH ALL EMPLOYEES HAVING THE RIGHT TO
VOTE:
PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND POWER (ELECTORATE OF 181,000) TEXTILE AND GARMENT (275,000)
OTHER MANUFACTURING (345,000)
IMPORT/EXPORT (376,000) WHOLESALE/RETAIL (288,000)
HOTELS AND CATERING (222,000)
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION (164,000)
FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES
(285,000)
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING CIVIL SERVANTS NOT IN OTHER CATEGORIES (460,000)
THIS WOULD GIVE AN ELECTORATE OF 2.6 MILLION OUT OF THE 2.7 MILLION ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE RESIDENTS (THE REMAINING 100,000 BEING COVERED BY EXISTING FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES). EACH ELECTOR WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO VOTE IN ONE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY, AS AT PRESENT.
(V) ELECTION COMMITTEE
16. GIVEN THAT THE JOINT DECLARATION REQUIRES ALL MEMBERS OF LEGCO TO BE ELECTED IN 1995, AND GIVEN THE NEED FOR THE ELECTIONS TO BE FAIR AND OPEN, IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE ELECTORS ON THE ELECTION COMMITTEE SHOULD THEMSELVES HAVE BEEN ELECTED. ANYTHING ELSE WOULD AMOUNT TO APPOINTMENT BY PROXY. THE OBVIOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE TO FORM THE ELECTION COMMITTEE ARE THE ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, AND I INTEND TO SAY THAT IN MY VIEW THEY SHOULD FORM AT LEAST THE BULK OF THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD NOT INCLUDE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBERS SINCE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FUNCTIONAL
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