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*11: The Association proposes that the Preparatory Committee of the Committee for the Basic Law should be set up as soon as possible to collect and review certain out-dated provisions contained in the Basic Law for the reference of the NPC. And the Association proposes that the constitutional revision work should proceed immediately after 1.7.1997 following the establishment of the mechanism for revising the Basic Law by the SAR Government.

of

"The Decision on the Method for the formation the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the HKSAR" should be revised and the number of directly elected seats from geographical constituencies of the First Legislative Council should be increased to no less than half of the total membership, Table 4).

i.e. 30 seats (Please refer to

Seven strong points of the Association's Equitable Constitutional Proposals

(1)

Democratic and

The Association emphasizes that the above concrete suggestions related to the constitutional proposals for 1995 are formulated on the basis of the three existing constitutional documents which include: the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" signed in 1984, the Basic Law" adopted in 1990 and the "Bill of Rights" passed in 1991. The Association believes that a political system, one that is equitable and open and leading to general election, not only can straddle 1997 but also can fully attain the ideal "Hongkong people ruling Hongkong with a high degree of autonomy" if it is to develop in the direction laid down by the three constitutional documents mentioned above.

The seven strong points of constitutional proposals put forth by Association are briefly summed up as follows :

The suggested proposals have more "democratic": hues the proposals put forth by the Association, whether for the direct election of Legco members or indirect election of Legco members through "electors" or even for the

Chief Executive of the SAR,

election of the

will allow the 4 million eligible voters

Hongkong to vote person one vote".

using the

in formula of "one

the

the