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4.

The

(i.c. para.

composition

of

the 4th sectoral

component

3(b) above) of the Basic Law Annex I model is discussed in paras. 9 10 below. As for the first 3 sectoral components (i.e. para. 3(a)-(c) above), one method Of providing for their formation is for the members of the EC those components to be elected from amongst the 2.7 million economically active persons

Hong Kong, classified by "occupational groups". This is discussed in paras. 5 - 8 below.

under

Occupational groups component of the EC

5.

"Occupational

internationally-accepted

is

in

one

of

groups"

the census methods of classifying the economically active population. In an adapted form, it forms the basis of the General Occupational Class part of the British Nationality Scheme. This form of classification is better suited for adaptation to the three-sectoral component concept (of Annex I of the Basic Law) than the classification of the working population by economic sectors (e.g. primary production, manufacturing, tertiary sector, etc). It would make the first 3 sectoral components as representative of Hong Kong people engaged in these three sectors as possible, but without directly duplicating the relevant functional constituencies. It should be noted, however that this is not

the sort of election committee envisaged in Annex I to the Basic Law read in its entirety, which envisages corporate bodies/organizations forming the constituent parts of each of the four sectoral components.

6.

•

The list of occupational groups (with very minor adaptations), the census estimate of the population in each group, and a very tentative scheme on how each occupational group can be fitted under the 3 sectoral components are

as follows

(a) Industrial, commercial, and financial sectors

(a)

Corporate managers

Small business managers

The Professions

(100,309) (148,616)

Physical, mathematical and science

(30,132)

professionals

Life science and health

(7,151)

professionals

Teaching professionals

(28,906)

Legal, accounting and business

(16,813)

professionals

Physical, mathematical and

(60,234)

engineering science associate

professionals

Life science and health associate

professionals

(36,280)

Teaching associate professionals Legal, accounting and business

(36,053)

(132,481)

associate professionals

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