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Appendix

Five principles on the Election Committee proposed by the British Government

on 6 February 1990 and agreed by

the Chinese Government on 8 February 1990

(a)

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Since the objective of the Election Committee is to: return a proportion of the members of the legislature, it should not itself be an institution of government;

should cease to function once its main task of

returning .the members Of the Legislature has been

accomplished. A fresh electoral roll would be compiled

for each new election;

(b)

The composition of the Election Committee should be

designed, as far as possible, to avoid direct duplication with the membership of other constituencies returning members of the legislature;

(c)

The Election Committee should be as representative as possible;

(c)

the procedure for the nomination by the Election

Committee of candidates to the legislature should be simple, open and prescribed in the electoral law; and

(e)

Voting should be by secret ballot.

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