Policy Address

IX. Constitution and Administration

Constitutional Development

187.         The Government is committed to advancing constitutional development and achieving the objective of selecting the Chief Executive by way of universal suffrage in 2017 in strict compliance with the Basic Law and the Interpretation and Decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and after extensive public consultation.  A public consultation on the methods for selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for forming the Legislative Council in 2016 was officially launched last month.  The Government will collate the views received and commence the "Five-step Process" of constitutional development.

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