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Abstract
Hong Kong has operated a system of functional representation in the Legislative Council since 1985. This system of representation, as it currently stands, provides for half of the seats in the legislature. This paper examines the potential merits and demerits of functional representation for democratic government. The first section provides a brief introduction on the background and system of functional representation in Hong Kong. The second section examines problems in the application of functional representation as encountered in Hong Kong's elections. In the third section, the potential of functional representation for democratic governments will be discussed.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors would like to acknowledge the ideas and help of Tsoi Yiucheong in the writing of this paper.