TNAG-2718-FCO40-3924-Hong-Kong-electoral-provisions-and-arrangements-1993 — Page 229

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SHOULD BE ABOLISHED ONLY GRADUALLY. FOR 1994/95, ONE-FOURTH OF THE SEATS IN THESE BODIES SHOULD STILL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT.

VOTING AGE

6.

THE VOTING AGE SHOULD BE LOWERED TO 18.

NATIONALITY RESTRICTION FOR LEGCO CANDIDATES

7. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE SEATS TO BE FILLED BY NON-CHINESE OR THOSE WITH FOREIGN RIGHT OF ABODE BE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS:

FC'S

DIRECT ELECTIONS EC

AT MOST 6

AT MOST 4

AT MOST 2

8. IF THERE WERE MORE ELIGIBLE ''FOREIGN CANDIDATES'' THAN THE ABOVE QUOTA AFTER THE CLOSE OF NOMINATION, A PRIORITY WOULD BE SET AMONG THESE CANDIDATES BY DRAWING LOTS. AFTER THE POLLS, THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGCO SEATS WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THIS PRIORITY WITHIN THE PRE-SET QUOTA. IF HOWEVER THEY WERE WILLING TO SURRENDER THEIR FOREIGN NATIONALITY OR RIGHT OF ABODE, THEN THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGCO MEMBERSHIP WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PRIORITY.

9. DAB ALSO PROPOSED THAT ANY UNUSED QUOTA IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY GROUP WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE DIRECT ELECTION GROUP: AND UNUSED QUOTA IN THE DIRECT ELECTION GROUP WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ELECTION COMMITTEE GROUP.

THROUGH TRAIN

10. DAB PROPOSED THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SHOULD, AFTER TAKING INTO FULL ACCOUNT VIEWS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, WORK OUT SPECIFIC AND UNBIASED STANDARDS ON WHICH THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE COULD BASE IN CONFIRMING LEGCO MEMBERS.

11. DAB SAID THE PROPOSALS HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO BOTH THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS.

LOCAL REACTION

12.

MARTIN LEE (UDHK) FELT THAT DAB SUGGESTED THE PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM WAS BECAUSE THE GROUP WANTED TO HAVE AN ELECTION SYSTEM ADVANTAGEOUS TO IT. LEE SAID THAT HE WOULD ONLY SUPPORT THIS SYSTEM WHEN ALL LEGCO SEATS WERE DIRECTLY ELECTED. ALLEN LEE (LIBERAL PARTY) SAID THAT THE SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE A BIT COMPLICATED. IN FACT, IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE MULTI-SEAT, SINGLE

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