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The object of this Bill is to make amendments to the Electoral

Provisions Ordinance (Cap. 367), the Urban Council Ordinance (Cap.

101), the Regional Council Ordinance (Cap. 385) and the District

Boards Ordinance (Cap. 366).

2. The Electoral Provisions Ordinance (Cap. 367) is amended

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

to provide that each elector shall have a single vote

for a single elected member in a single-seat

geographical constituency (clauses 2 and 5);

to make consequential revisions (clauses 3, 4 and 10);

to specify the system of voting and counting at

elections in respect of all geographical

constituencies (clause 6);

to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years of

age (clause 7);

to retain the minimum nomination age requirement for

candidature at elections at 21 years of age (clause

8);

to relax disqualifications for nomination or election

in the case of members of central or local legislative

organs of the People's Republic of China (clause 9);

and

to make other consequential amendments following the

enactment of the Boundary and Election Commission

Ordinance (clauses 11 and 12).