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In order to give the labour classes a voice in the Legislative Council to achieve a balance of interests, the Association proposes that the nine new seats should be distributed as follows:

Labour (4

The

after the

seats), Women (1 seat), concerned groups for the elderly and the disabled (1 seat), Agriculture and fisheries (1 seat) and Culture and Entertainment (1 seat). Association also proposes that the seat of Heung Yee Kuk which only looks benefits of the decreasing number of indigenous residents in the N. T. be deleted. The seat thus vacated should be taken up by the

Technology Sector,

fast (For details, please

Information

developing new industry. refer to Table 1)

a

2.1

"Eligibility of voters"

be

The Association emphasizes that voters of the

constituency should all

This means that registered

registered bodies

functional

individual voters. members

of all

or

organizations should have the right to vote. For example, voters of the Labour Sector refer to all members of registered trade unions, rather than just to their executive committee members. Similarly, voters of the Women Sector refer to all members of the existing women services organizations or

bodies.

The same should apply to all other functional

constituencies.

2.2

As for new constituencies of 1995, reference can be make to following proposals:

(i)

Information Technology: members of the following

three

recognized organisation: the British Computer Society (Hong Kong Section), the Hong Kong Association for Computer Eduction, Hong Kong Information Technology Federation. For details please see the submission of "Supporters of an Information Technology Functional Constituency Seat" to the Legislative Council's Select Committee on Legislative Council Elections.