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proposals,

been

drafting of

legislation to provide for them has

substantially completed; Memorandum XCX(93) { ) sets out

the key provisions of the draft bill for Members' discussion.

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Two of the six proposals, i.e. on the voting age and

voting method are relatively uncontroversial, and few

if any

the

objections to them have been raised in public

discussion so far. As regards the proposals to abolish DB and

MC appointed membership, Members have already agreed that they

should be put to Legco in parallel with proposed measures to

introduce "advisers" into the DBS and MCs.

XCX (93) { ) deals with this subject.

Memorandum

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The remaining two

constituencies

and

on

proposals, i.e. on the functional

the Election Committee, are

controversial :

On functional constituencies,

some criticisms

on the details of

broaden the franchise of the

to

few have

opposed them

although there are

our proposals

existing 21 FCs,

outright.

As regards

our 9 new

replacement

proposed FCs, most critics advocate their

by new FCs more on the traditional line.

Some have made suggestions as to the sort of new FCs

that should be created (e.g. new FCs for the textile

culture/entertainment sector, for

industry,

for the

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