The Electoral System

An important task of the HKSAR Government is to ensure that
the first HKSAR Legislative Council is put in place as soon as
possible. Elections for the first HKSAR Legislative Council will
be held on May 24, 1998. The government is committed to
ensuring that the arrangements for the election are fair, open,
honest and acceptable to the Hong Kong people.

The election will be conducted in accordance with the legal
framework set out in the election law enacted in October
1997. The electoral process will be supervised by an
independent Electoral Affairs Commission.

The Basic Law provides that the HKSAR Legislative Council
shall be constituted by election. The method for its formation
is to be specified in the light of the actual situation in the
HKSAR and in accordance with the principle of gradual and
orderly progress. The composition of the first three terms of
the Legislative Council as set out in the Basic Law will be as
follows:

  
The Basic Law provides that changes to the formation of the
Legislative Council after 2007 may be made by a two-thirds
majority of all members of the Legislative Council and with the
consent of the Chief Executive. Any such changes are to be
reported to the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress for the record. The Basic Law also provides that the
ultimate aim is the election of all the members of the
Legislative Council by universal suffrage.

Elections to the district organisations will be held before the
term of office of the Provisional Urban Council, the
Provisional Regional Council and the Provisional District
Boards expires by December 31, 1999. The method for the
formation of the district organisations will be prescribed by
law to be enacted by the HKSAR in accordance with the Basic
Law.

	Electoral System for the Legislative Council
	Electoral Affairs Commission
	Voter Registration