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electorate

involved (e.g.

the

"Civil

PG.06

Service"

sub-sector has a potential franchise of 167,000 or more), the process of vote counting and transfer of surplus votes will be extremely cumbersome and

It could take many days after the

election results can be declared.

time-consuming.

poll before

the

Therefore does not meet the principle that the system should be simple and easy to administer.

[Defensive]

Q:

A:

Inconsistent that we propose STV system for EC members

to

return 10 Legco members, but propose a different voting system for FCs to elect EC members.

The circumstances

are entirely different.

For

elections to the EC, the voters in each sub-sector

have a degree of COMMON economic or professional Thus, the block vote system is the most

straightforward means to reflect the choice of the majority of voters. By contrast, the EC as a whole

interests.

Electors of the

of employers,

as well as those of

Given that these

represents very diverse interests.

four sectors represent the interests employees, the professionals, district based organizations.

electors are to vote as a group [to elect ten LegCo members], the STV system is more appropriate in that it will produce results more proportionate to the diversity of interests represented by the four sectors

and their sub-sectors.

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