THEY INCLUDE PROMINENT PERSONALITIES SUCH AS T.K. ANN, A FORMER UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF BOTH EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS SEMI
COLON LO KWAI-SHEUNG, FORMER LEGISLATIVE AND URBAN COUNCILLOR SEMI
COLON DEACON CHIU, CHAIRMAN OF ATV SEMI COLON HO SAI-CHU, CHAIRMAN
AND MANAGER OF THE HONG KONG FOOK LEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND
GORDON WU YING-SHEUNG CHAIRMAN OF HOPEWELL HOLDINGS LIMITED.
6. YOU SHOLD NOT INITIATE DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC, BUT YOU MAY BE
ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LIST OF HONG KONG LIST
OF DELEGATES AND THE POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEXT SESSION OF
THE CPPCC FOR THE NEGOTATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG. IN THIS
CASE YOU MAY WISH TO DRAW ON THE FOLLOWING LIST OF POSSIBLE
QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
(A) Q. DID ANY OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATES TO THE CPPCC SEEK HKG
ADVICE BEFORE ACCEPTING APPOINTMENTS?
A. ADVICE WAS NEITHER SOUGHT NOR GIVEN.
(B) Q. IS THERE ANY TRUTH IN THE RUMOURS THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER
PROMINENT HONG KONG CITIZENS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS DECLINED INVITATIONS TO BECOME
DELEGATES?
A. THE HONG KONG PRESS CARRIED REPORTS TO THIS EFFECT. THIS
TOO IS A MATTER FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN APPROACHED TO
DISCLOSE.
(C) Q. WHAT IS THE REACTION OF THE HKG TO THE DECISION BY FORMER
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS TO ACCEPT
APPOINTMENTS TO THE CPPCC?
A. THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED. (YOU MAY
SAY UNATTRIBUTABLY TO RELIABLE CONTACTS THAT WE ARE SURPRISED).
(D) Q. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF HONG KONG
PEOPLE TO THE CPPCC FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE
TERRITORY?
A. AS AGREED DURING THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO PEKING IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, THE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FUTURE ARE BEING CONDUCTED IN STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY. IT WOULD BE SURPRISING IF ANY PROPOSALS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG WERE TO BE MADE AT THE CPPCC SESSION. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE CPPCC HAS
NO POWERS OF ANY KIND.
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