Questionnaire on the 5th Report of the Constitutional Development Task Force:

The government has just released the 5th Report of the Constitutional Developmetn Task Force. In this connection, I would like to consult the views of fellow engineers on the subject. I would appreciate it if you could spare some time to answer the following questions:

A summary of reply results of the questionnaire on
the 5th Report of the Constitutional Development Task Force:

Total number of completed and returned questionnaires:? 60

Reply Results (Tally of replies):

Regarding the Method for Selecting Chief Executive in 2007

1. You are of the view that the proposed increase in the number of members of the Election Committee from 800 to 1,600 is:

too many (2)
appropriate (28)
too few (29)

2. You are of the view that proposed increase in the number of members of the professional sector of the Election Committee from 200 to 300 is:

too many (4)
appropriate (26)
too few (29)

3. Do you agree with the proposal to include all 529 District Council members in the Election Committee?

Yes (29)
No (29)

Regarding the method for forming the Legislative Council in 2008

1. You are of the view that the proposed increase in seats of the LegCo from 60 to 70 (35 for geographical constituencies and 35 for functional constituencies) is:

too many (14)
appropriate (35)
too few (10)

2. Do you agree with the proposed increase in the number of seats returned by the District Council Functional Constituency to be increased from 1 to 6 through election by District Council members from among themselves:

Yes (please go to question 3) (33)
No (please go to question 4) (26)

3. Do you agree with the proposal on allowing 102 appointed District Council members the rights to vote in and to stand for the elections of the 6 seats mentioned in question 2?

Yes (21)
No (17)

4. You hold the view that the electorate of the Engineering Functional Constituency should:

remain unchanged with Fellows and Members of HKIE and Registered Professional Engineers included in it (26)
expand to increase HKIE Graduate Members on top of the existing eligible voters (17)
expand to increase HKIE Associate Members on top of the existing eligible voters (16)