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SECRET

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2.

said

The

Secretary for Constitutional

Affairs

four options were presented for Members'

consideration. Option A involved a combination of the

District Boards (DBS) and the 21 Functional

Constituencies (FCs). This drew on the model for the

1999 EC outlined in the Basic Law. The proposal was

put forward on the premise that if the current

proposal had to be amended this would be closer to the

preferred Chinese position. Option B, was a proposal

put forward by the ADPL, and was based on the

composition of the Selection Committee for the Chief

first HKSARG in 1997.

Executive for the

Option C

base of the EC but its

aimed at broadening the

implementation would be dependent upon the existing

proposals for the nine new FCs being accepted.

Option

D built on the composition of 1999 EC model in the

Basic Law and extended it somewhat.

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model

The Governor made the point that these were

not the only options. It would be possible to have a

based more on selection rather than election but

this would cut across the principles of democracy and

The Secretary for Constitutional Affairs

added that the basic principle followed in relation to

openness.

the

proposals on the EC was that membership should be

constituted

by election, and should be consistent with