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OF 260954Z NOVEMBER 92
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, TOKYO
TOKYO PLEASE PASS TO DPS TO GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG (VISITING)
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ELSIE TU'S COUNTER PROPOSAL: PRESS
REPORTS
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1 LEGCO MEMBER ELSIE TU (INDEPENDENT) HAS PUT FORWARD HER COUNTER PROPOSAL ON THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES (FC'S) AND ELECTION COMMITTEE (EC) FOR 1995. HER PROPOSAL WAS GIVEN GOOD COVERAGE IN THE MEDIA TODAY (26 NOVEMBER).
FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES
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2. OUT OF THE NINE NEW FC'S MRS TU PROPOSED THAT FIVE SHOULD BE RETURNED BY THE FOLLOWING SECTORS:
(I) WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS:
(II) THOSE SERVING THE HANDICAPPED AND THE INFIRM:
(III) ENVIRONMENTALISTS:
(IV) ARTS AND SPORTS: AND
(V) STUDENTS UNIONS, PROVIDING THAT THE VOTING AGE WOULD BE LOWERED TO 18.
3. SHE GAVE TWO REASONS FOR HER DISAGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL ON FC'S:
(I) THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL WOULD RESULT IN TWO VOTES FOR ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION AND ONLY ONE FOR THE REMAINING 30 PERCENT'. IT WOULD NOT BE DEMOCRATIC IF SOME WERE LESS REPRESENTED THAN OTHERS.
(II) THE NINE NEW FC'S COVERING ALL EMPLOYEES WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF FC ELECTIONS WHICH AIMED AT INTRODUCING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE INTO LEGCO. THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL WOULD 'SIMPLY
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