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At present, apart from the LegCo President who is
the Governor, there are 63 members in
appointed
members
the LegCo: 3
(including the
ex-officio members, 18
Deputy President), and 39 elected members (18 returned by
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GCs and 21 by FCs).
policy address
would like to
possible.
He
present plans,
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The Governor has announced in his
the LegCo on 7 October 1992 that he
relinquish his LegCo Presidency as soon as
also announced that the 1995 LegCo will, on
be composed of at least 20 members directly elected through GCs, 30 members returned by FCs, and up to
10 members returned by an EC. Amendments to the Letters
Patent (LP) and the Royal Instructions (RIS) to provide for
an elected President were already approved by the Privy Council on 17 December 1992 and is expected to come into
operation in February 1993. Amendments will now need to be
mada to the L2 and RIS to providie for the 1995 LegCo composition.
3.
At
person who
present, in the elections to the LegCo, a
is
so qualified is entitled to cast two votes,
one in the GC election and one in the FC election. It has
been
argued that the FC election, which is not based on universal suffrage, is inconsistent with Article
equal and
21 (b) of the Bill of Rights
stipulates that:
Ordinance (BOR) which
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