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17.

members

we have

not proposed that the

future committces

should adopt our proposed candidature for the 10 LegCo to be returned by the EC (anyone eligible for LegCo membership). This is because there are already specific provisions in the BL. BL44 lays down requirements for the Chier Executive (not less than 40 years of age; permanent

resident Of SAR with ΠΟ right of abode in any foreign

has ordinarily resided in HK for a continuous

less not

than 20 years).

the Chief

country;

period

of

candidates

requirements.

for

Executive

It

follows that

must satisfy these

Method for Returning Chief Executive Candidates

18.

Proposal: the future committees should model on the EC and return Chief Executive candidates by election.

19.

This

The NPC

is proposal

compatible with the BL. Decision stipulates that the SC shall recommend candidate for the first CE "through local consultations or through nomination and election after consultation". For both the

the CE shall SC/post-97

be provides that

"selected

held through or

consultations

locally". Therefore, the BL does envisage the possibility of the Chief Executives being returned by election.

ECS,

by

BL45

election

have not specified what election method should be returning the Chief Executives. This is because the 95 EC is not

20.

used

We

in

the STV

system

we

have

proposed

for

appropriate for use by the future committees in what will

be "single-seat" elections.

first-past-the-post method

Two possible options are the used in geographical preferential elimination

currently

constituency elections, and the

method in functional constituency

elections.

The latter

ensures a mandate of over 50% for the CE, and might well be preferrable. As the options do not mirror the arrangements

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