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An Electoral Commission

152.

These

arrangements and those for

the Legislative Council will involve a good

deal of work in defining the boundaries for

new constituencies and to make similar

arrangements

constituencies.

for

the

existing

To ensure fairness in this

important task, I

propose we should set up

an independent

Boundary and Electoral

Commission which will report direct to me,

as recommended by this Council.

Shaping the Programme

153.

Let me

emphasise:

these are

proposals, not a final programme. They will

require hard work, plain talking and

goodwill, here in Hong Kong, in London and

in Peking. Some of the proposals will also

need complex administrative

arrangements.

For example, registering voters in the new

functional

constituencies based ΟΠ broad

occupational

population

groups

of

our working

will

be

a

formidable

But I do not believe that we

undertaking.

can

afford to be deterred by these

challenges.

FO!

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