終極普選聯盟 Alliance for Universal Suffrage

Public opinion polls show that the majority of Hong Kong people agree with the implementation of universal suffrage in 2012. Even if this could not be achieved, the government should give out clear proposals and procedures of achieving universal suffrage.

Proposal on the Road Map to Universal Suffrage

Our declaration on political reform

We believe that election by universal suffrage is a basic human right, and Hong Kong’s social, cultural and political conditions are all ready for its implementation. The Chief Executive and Legislative Council should be elected by universal suffrage as soon as possible. Public opinion polls show that the majority of Hong Kong people agree with the implementation of universal suffrage in 2012. Even if this could not be achieved, the government should give out clear proposals and procedures of achieving universal suffrage. We urge:

■ the central government to reconfirm election by universal suffrage of the Chief Executive in 2017, and that the nomination threshold for candidacy should not be higher than one-eighth of the members of the nomination committee;

■ the central government to reconfirm election by universal suffrage for the whole Legislative Council by no later than 2020, with all functional constituencies abolished. The procedures for nomination, participation and voting of the Legco should comply with international standards of universality and equality;

■ the SAR government to propose democratizing reforms in 2012 and 2016, showing a clear roadmap leading to universal suffrage for the Chief Executive in 2017 and the whole Legislative Council in 2020.

We call on social groups from all sectors to join us, based on the above principles, and strive for universal suffrage together. We should show the strength and solidarity of civil society to make the Central Government understand that only by implementing genuine democratic reforms could the problems of Hong Kong be solved.

Proposal on the Road Map to Universal Suffrage

(A) The Chief Executive Election

2017

■ The Nomination Committee is composed of 1,200 members, including the 800 members of the current Electoral Committee, and all elected District Councilors.

■ A candidate that gets the nomination of any 100 Nomination Committee members can enter the “popular election round.”

■ Each nomination committee member can only nominate ONE candidate. Each candidate can get the nomination of no more than 150 Nomination Committee members. There is no restriction on the number of candidates that are put to the “popular election” round.

■ The popular election round adopts a “two-round run-off” system. Any candidate that gets more than 50% of the valid popular votes will be declared the winner of the CE election. If no candidates get more than half of the votes, the two candidates will get into a second-round run-off. In the second round, the candidate that gets more votes will be declared the winner.

■ The elected CE, if a party member, no longer needs to leave her/his party.

2012

■ The 2012 Election Committee should resemble the 2017 Nomination Committee.

■ The 2012 Election Committee is composed of 1,200 members, including the current 800 members and all the elected District Councilors.

■ A candidate that gets the nomination of any 100 Election Committee members is an eligible candidate. Each candidate can get the nomination of no more than 150 Election Committee members. The current two-round voting system remains unchanged.

■ The elected CE, if a party member, no longer needs to leave her/his party.

■ The appointment system of the District Council should be abolished in 2011.

(B) The Legco Election

2020

■ The 2020 Legco has 100 members, all elected through universal suffrage. There will be no functional constituencies.

■ One half (50 seats) of the Legco will be elected by proportional representation, with the whole Hong Kong as one constituency. Both parties and non-party individuals can field candidates for the election. There will be no minimum threshold of votes for getting elected. Under this formula, a candidate list that gets 2% of the votes (around 30,000 votes if 1.5 million people cast the vote) will get one seat.

■ The other 50 seats will be elected also by proportional representation, with Hong Kong divided into 7 constituencies. On average, each constituency elects 7-8 seats. A list should be able to win a seat with about 8-10% of the votes in a district. If 1.5 million people cast the vote, about 20,000 votes will win a seat.

2016

■ The “voting by group” arrangement should be abolished in 2016.

■ The proportion of popularly-elected seats should be increased to no fewer than 2/3 of the total seats in 2016. This means that if all the popularly-elected members agree, the 2016 Legco can vote for a transition towards full universal suffrage in 2020.

■ The 29 “traditional” functional constituency seats (30 minus the District Council FC) will remain unchanged in 2012 and 2016. They will be abolished in one stroke in 2020.

■ The 2016 Legco has 100 members. The current 29 “traditional” functional constituencies remain unchanged. The other 71 seats are all elected by universal suffrage. Among these 31 seats are elected by proportional representation, with the whole Hong Kong as one constituency. About 3% of votes (or 40,000+ votes with 1.5 million total votes) will win a seat. The other 40 seats will be elected by proportional representation from geographical constituencies.

2012

■ The 2012 Legco has 80 seats, with 40 popularly-elected and 40 elected by functional constituencies. The 40 popular seats will be elected by the current proportional representation system.

■ For the 40 FC seats, the current 29 “traditional” functional constituencies will remain unchanged. The other 11 seats belong to the District Council functional constituency. All registered voters have the chance to cast a vote in one of the functional constituencies.

■ In the District Council FC, candidates need the nomination of 10 District Councilors. The nominated candidates must be current District Councilors or those who have substantial connection with the district councils. All the registered voters who are not currently enrolled in any existing functional constituencies can be enrolled in this functional constituency, and each voter can only enroll in one FC. After nomination, the candidates will be voted on by all electors in this FC, with seat allocation decided by proportional representation.