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(11)

the system

Of

voting i.e, whether there are to

are

64 double-seat CB

be single or double-seat etc. constituencies.

[Note:

there present constituencies and 146 single-seat ones..

at

These two

issues

must

therefore be

settled,

and

incorporated in the relevant legislation, by July 1993.

As DB constituencies are to be the building blocks for

LegCo

constituencies, it will

the BEC

if enormously

the

facilitate the work of

for LegCo

voting system

election is determined by legislation at the same time.

The next Legislative Council election will be held in September 1995. We need to enact legislation relating to the functional constituencies by mid-1993 because

(a)

(b)

FC

first, all forms of

in corporate voting election will be replaced by individual voters. To ensure that only persons who are genuinely connected with the FCs will be eligible to vote,

the joined

must have

a company representative organisations

relevant

for at least one

as

electors.

legislation must

be

Thus,

enacted

the

by

year before its directors (who in turn must have been a director of the company for at least one

year)

register can

necessary mid-1993 SO as to enable those who are eligible to comply with the qualification requirement in time for inclusion in the voter register during

the statutory period of April June 1994.

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secondly, as new FCS (with large electorate] be created, and franchise for the existing

will

FCS will also be expanded, we

should

give

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