TNAG-2777-FCO40-3994-Parliamentary-relations-White-Paper-on-Representational-Gove-1993 — Page 29

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香港總督府

GOVERNMENT How

LONG MONG

BY FAX

K.A.M. Saunders

Hong Kong Department

FCO

Dean Kay

INDL

01116

03 MAR

White Paper

26 November 1993

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Thank

for you

your letter of

25

November We have

attaching the proposed Annex to the White Paper.

a number of comments.

"GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES"

Column I (Issue)

It would perhaps be clearer if the column heading read:

"VOTING METHOD (for Legislative Council, Municipal Council (MC) and District Board (DB) geographical

constituences).

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Column IV (Chinese Proposala)

Seventh line: Replace "First 2 Or 3 past the post elected. (Ensures return of minority candidates)" with: "(Details unclear, but would appear

ensure that seats

go to parties winning small percentages of the vote)".

VOTING AGE

No comment.

DISTRICT BOARDS

Column I (Issue)

Column

heading should read DISTRICT BOARDS (Membership) "

"MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND

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