香港推出特首选举新方案

 　　One person, one vote - to decide who will be Hong Kong's new Chief Executive. But the reform plan must first be endorsed² by two-thirds of the members in the 70-seat Legislative³ Council.

　　When introducing the plan on Wednesday, Carrie Lam told council members that the threshold for potential candidates at the first stage of the selection process, referring to nomination⁴ from a 1200 member committee, has been lowered.

　　"We suggest that a person who can obtain recommendations from 120 Nominating Committee members could become a candidate seeking nomination for the Chief Executive election."

　　That is down from the current 150 needed, and would allow five to ten candidates to seek nomination.

　　Once nominated, the candidates, in the second stage, would need to get the backing of at least half of the Committee members.

　　香港推出特首选举新方案

　　And then, universal suffrage⁵ - voting. The election will have only one round. The candidate with the most votes will win, though that winner would still need final approval of the Central Government.

　　Recent opinion polls show the majority of the public favor universal suffrage in time for the next Chief Executive selection in 2017. But with opposition⁶ politicians holding a little more than one-third of the seats in Legco, enough to

　　reject the plan, Carrie Lam has issued a call urging the members to respect the popular will, as Hong Kong's political reform is at a critical juncture⁷.

　　"I sincerely hope that lawmakers can abandon passive attitudes and work with the Hong Kong Government and the public to implement⁸ a fair, open, just and transparent⁹ system for selecting the Chief Executive by universal suffrage."

　　A dozen lawmakers have walked out of the Legislative Council in protest, vowing¹⁰ again to veto the proposal.

　　But more than 40 lawmakers have expressed their support to the plan. Tam Yiu-Chung is with Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

　　"We support the proposal because it is in line with the Basic Law, the Central Government's decision made last August, and the reality in Hong Kong. We believe if it is passed, it could reduce long-term political disputes, enabling us to

　　focus on fixing problems in different fields. It is conducive¹¹ to Hong Kong's long term development as well as national interests."

　　Chief Executive CY Leung says it's a chance Hong Kong should not miss.

　　"I hope the public and lawmakers endorse¹ the proposal, so as to implement universal suffrage."

　　In the next two months, the Government will reach out to as many people as possible to enhance their understanding of the reform package, as their views can influence lawmakers' decisions.

　　The Legislative Council is expected to vote on the political reform package in mid-June.

　　For CRI, this is Li Jing in Hong Kong.

1 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

2 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

4 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 suffrage   

n.投票，选举权，参政权

参考例句：

• The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance.妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执。
• The voters gave their suffrage to him.投票人都投票选他。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 juncture   

n.时刻，关键时刻，紧要关头

参考例句：

• The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
• It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

9 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

10 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

11 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。