TNAG-2732-FCO40-3938-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-1993 — Page 222

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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DAB'S PROPOSAL FOR 1995: SCMP REPORT

1. SCM POST REPORTED TODAY (10 MAR) THAT THE DAB WOULD SOON RELEASE ITS PROPOSAL ON THE FUTURE POLITICAL SYSTEM. THE REPORT SAID THE PROPOSAL WAS EXPECTED TO REFLECT CHINESE THINKING ON THE 1995 ARRANGEMENTS.

2. ON THE ELECTION COMMITTEE, DAB WOULD PROPOSE A 400-STRONG EC MODELLED ON THE 4 SECTORS LAID DOWN IN THE BL AS FOLLOWS:

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INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL

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POLITICIANS

EACH SECTOR WOULD RETURN 100 MEMBERS TO THE EC. FOR THE SECTOR OF POLITICIANS, HALF OF THE 100 MEMBERS SHOULD COME FROM HK

DELEGATES TO THE NPC AND CCPPCC. THE OTHER HALF SHOULD BE ELECTED FROM LEGCO, MC AND DB MEMBERS.

3. ON THE 9 NEW FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY SEATS, DAB WOULD PROPOSE THAT THREE OF THEM SHOULD BE GIVEN TO LABOUR, CULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL/FISHERIES SECTOR. (THE REPORT DID NOT SAY IF DAB HAD ANY PROPOSAL ON THE OTHER SIX.)

4. ON THE NATIONALITY RESTRICTION FOR LEGCO, DAB WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES HOLDING FOREIGN PASSPORTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 12 AND SHOULD BE ALLOCATED IN PROPORTION TO THE MEMBERS RETURNED BY THE DIFFERENT VOTING METHODS, I.E. 6 FOREIGNERS FOR FCS, 4 FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS AND 2 FOR THE EC. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, IF THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS EXCEEDED THE QUOTA ALLOCATED TO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF LEGCO ELECTION CANDIDATES, THEY SHOULD DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO RUN THE ELECTIONS BY LOT. UNUSED QUOTA WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO OTHER CATEGORIES.

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