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Further views on the EC and other issues

(Paper No. 21/92)

15.

The meeting noted that FCO's points on the EC had been discussed earlier (paras. 2 to 8).

16.

On the point about voting system for direct elections to Legco, SCA said that it was difficult for us to take an indefinite position given the voting outcome of the earlier LegCo motion debate on the

subject. CS said that the presentation on this subject in the October address should be along similar lines as for the EC. The Governor said that since the

FCs and

would

the balanced representation

aspect, there Was a strong case for

single-seat

adopting

EC

have covered

geographical constituencies.

single-vote for the

The PA said that if we

left the option of PR open, it would give the Chinese a convenient platform to reject a single-seat system.

17.

should

Governor

on the suggestion that HK delegates to NPC be eligible to stand for elections, the

said that this was sensible and it would be

up to them and other pro-China groups to decide whether they would stand for election. SCA envisaged

some of them would want to run in the DB

that

elections.

Government Business Committee (GBC)

18.

on the

The Governor

said that we had to be clearer

relationship of the GBC with LegCo.

He

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