Selection Committee

In accordance with the NPC decision on April 4, 1990, the Selection
Committee was responsible for recommending the candidate for the first
Chief Executive through local consultations or through nomination and
election after consultations. Its ambit was later expanded by the
Preparatory Committee to include responsibility for the selection of the 60
members of the Provisional Legislative Council.

The Selection Committee was composed of 400 members, with 100 from
each of four sectors: industrial, commercial and financial; the professions;
labour, grass-root, religious and other; and former political figures, Hong
Kong deputies to the NPC and representatives of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). On November 2, 1996, the
400 members, all permanent residents of Hong Kong aged 18 or older,
were elected by members of the Preparatory Committee from 5 789
applicants in the four sectors.

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