Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, July 21, 2002
Registration of Electoral Conference Members for HK's NPC Deputies Ends
Registration of the members of the Electoral Conference responsible for choosing Hong Kong deputies to the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) ended Saturday.
Registration of the members of the Electoral Conference responsible for choosing Hong Kong deputies to the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) ended Saturday.
There were 964 people handing in the registration forms since the registration began on July 10.
The Tenth NPC will have its first session in spring next year.
According to the method of choosing the Hong Kong SAR deputies to the Tenth NPC adopted at the fifth session of the Ninth NPC, the Electoral Conference of the Hong Kong SAR Deputies to the Tenth NPC should be formed by the members of the Electoral Conference of the Hong Kong SAR deputies to the Ninth NPC, membersof the ninth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the Chinese citizens of the Election Committee of the Second Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR.
The members of the Electoral Conference, however, do not include those who do not want to take part in the election.
The chief executive of the Hong Kong SAR is a member of the Electoral Committee. Members must participate in the Electoral Conference and fulfill their duties in the capacity of their own.
The Electoral Conference will be responsible for choosing 36 Hong Kong SAR deputies to the Tenth NPC.