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method

for

On the latter point, Annex A contains a summary of the relevant SL provisions. Under these provisions, matters

related to the future committees are either left to the

relevant authority (eg. BL Annex I : the specific selection

use by the post-97 ECS to elect CEs shall be

prescribed in an electoral law to be enacted by the SAR)

or subject to specific requirements (eg. BL Annex I :

SC shall have 400 members). Given the constraint at (b)

above, this paper avoids any proposals that may directly

infringe on the latter specific stipulations; all the

proposals take advantage of the flexibilities left in the BL for either the Preparatory Committe, in relation to the

SC, or the SAR, in relation to the post-97 ECs.

Proposals

3.

course.

Annex B summarises our proposals, in the form of a

formulation that could be used with the Chinese in duc

It contains references to the BL provisions

relevant to the formation and operation of the SC/post-97

ECS, and may therefore be useful in demonstrating that our proposals are compatible with the BL.

4.

In summary the general proposal is to ask the

Chinese Government to provide public assurance that it will recommend to the Preparatory Committee/the SAR authorities that the establishment and operation of the SC/post-97 ECs

should follow certain specified features of the 95' EC.

The following explains the features that are and are not to

be mirrored, and some of the problems that require

consideration.

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