, 2 0 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Leg Co ▁rose ▁by ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 7 0 . ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁seats , ▁known ▁as ▁' super ▁law m akers ', ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁coun c ils ▁functional ▁constitu ency , ▁where ▁ 3 . 2   mill ion ▁people ▁would ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by - e lection ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁legisl ators ▁was ▁strongly ▁critic ised ▁by ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁government . ▁The ▁government ▁tried ▁to ▁plug ▁the ▁" loop hole " ▁by ▁passing ▁the ▁vac an cies ▁on ▁to ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁which ▁was ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁legal ▁exper ts ▁as ▁un const itution al ▁The ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁camp ▁was ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁bill , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁dep riv ing ▁citizens ▁of ▁their ▁political ▁rights . ▁At ▁last , ▁the ▁government ▁modified ▁the ▁bill ▁to ▁bar ▁the ▁res ign ing ▁legisl ator ▁from ▁running ▁again ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁People ▁Power ▁legisl ators ▁started ▁the ▁fil ib uster ▁against ▁it ▁but ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁after ▁President ▁Ts ang ▁Y ok - sing ▁halt ed ▁the ▁debate . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁Note : ▁Ital ic ▁represents ▁organis ations ▁that ▁still ▁function ▁but ▁become ▁under ▁another ▁affili ation