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The Fourth Report of the Constitutional Development Task Force
Regional Forum (New Territories West)
(5 March 2005)
Discussion Summaries of Group 4
Group Facilitator: Mrs LAW MA Lai-wah
(Translation)
Method for Selecting the Chief Executive
The Number of Members of the Election Committee
The Composition of the Election Committee
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The new subsectors suggested by participants included area committees, village representatives, representatives of owners' corporations, women and youth. Regarding the composition, a participant opined that factors such as population profile, tax contributions, age, etc, should be taken into account.
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Participants proposed to increase the number of middle-class representatives with a view to encouraging them to participate in the election.
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A participant took the view that half of the Election Committee members should be returned by non-functional sectors and that "one person, multiple votes" should be avoided.
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Participants were of the opinion that there was dulipcation among the existing subsectors. They suggested restructuring the Election Committee to strike a balance among the interests of various sectors.
The Number of Members Required for Nominating Candidates
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The majority of participants proposed to lower the requirement to 50 subscribers to allow more candidates to run for the election.
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A participant suggested using the number of nominations obtained by candidates as a screening test. For example, if there were five nominees, the three with highest number of nominations would qualify as candidates.
The Delineation and Size of the Electorate of the Election Committee
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A participant took the view that the restriction on age should be lowered so as to encourage more youths to participate in political affairs.
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A participant suggested that corporate voting be abolished, while another participant supported its retention.
Method for Forming the Legislative Council
The Number of Seats in the Legislative Council
The Number of Seats Returned by Functional Constituencies
Provisions regarding Nationality of the Legislative Council Members
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A participant opined that the existing provision should be maintained because Members with foreign nationalities would also look after the interests of Hong Kong. Another participant, however, was of the view that Legislative Council Members must be of Chinese nationality to ensure their commitment to Hong Kong.
Others
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A participant was of the view that the size of geographical constituencies should be smaller because their present size was too large for Legislative Council Members to manage. Another participant, however, thought that having five constituencies as now was adequate and appropriate because Legislative Council Members should work for Hong Kong as a whole instead
of for their own constituencies.
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A participant considered that the List Voting System should be reviewed.
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