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Annex

September/October 1994: the BEC to start work to

prepare for the registration of voters (including

those for the new FCs);

liaise with the

hundreds of organizations making

up the new FCS to verify their membership lists

and admission criteria;

subsidiary legislation (which will be

draw up

subject to LegCo's

scrutiny)

and administrative

guidelines

(which by law

consultation) оп

registration

require public

and electoral

procedures; and

launch an extensive publicity campaign for the new

arrangements.

January

exercise.

April 1995: statutory voter registration (This is advanced from April July as in

other years to tie in with (iii) below.)

June 1995: election of Election Committee members.

July 1995: dissolution of LegCo.

September

1995:

constituencies,

LegCo elections (geographical

functional

constituencies,

and

Election Committee).

G.P. 316

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