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A: AS THESE THREE CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO VOTE THEY CAN ELECT PEOPLE BELONGING TO THESE THREE CATEGORIES.
Q: IS THAT TO SAY THAT THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT ELECTORAL COLLEGES,
THREE GROUPS OF PEOPLE VOTING FOR THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES?
A: DETAILS CANNOT BE FIXED FOR THE MOMENT.
Q: IS THE LAW ON HONG KONG NEARLY READY? WILL IT CONTAIN KNOWN
MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE OF THE
CAPITALIST SYSTEM FOR 50 YEARS, CREATION OF A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AS THEY ARE UNDERSTOOD
IN HONG KONG?
A: THE ILAW WILL COMPRISE ALL THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES.
Q: WILL THE LAW BE MADE PUBLIC THIS YEAR, VOTED ON BY THE NPC? A: THE BASIC LAW MUST BE ELABORATED WITH CARE, BECAUSE ONCE
ADOPTED IT WILL SERVE AS A JUDICIAL BASE IN THE HONG KONG
SAR AND CANNOT BE MODIFIED OR REVISED TODAY OR TOMORROW.
IT IS NECESSARY TO PROCEED WITH A DETAILED EXAMINATION AND THAT IS
WHY IT CANNOT BE MADE PUBLIC QUICKLY.
Q: AS TO THE PROPOSITION MADE BY MISS LYDIA DUNN, A PERSON OF
CHINESE ORIGIN WHO SITS ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND WHO FAVOURS
ELECTIONS WITH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN HONG KONG FOR THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ALSO PERHAPS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,
DOES THIS FORMULA OF ELECTION BY INIVERSAL SUFFRAGE SUIT CHINA?
A: UNDER BRITISH RULE HONG KONG PEOPLE DO NOT ENJOY MANY
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS. OF COURSE, ELECTION BY INIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
IS A DEMOCRATIC RIGHT. FOR THE MOMENT THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL
THE OBJECT OF DISCUSSIONS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED DEFINITIVE
ANSWERS.
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2. HUAN'S REFERENCES TO A THREE PART SYSTEM FOR THE COMPOSITION OF A FUTURE PARLIAMENT ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
OF JI PENGFEI AS REPORTED IN HONG KONG TELNO 61. SPECIFICALLY, HE MADE NO MENTION OF THE WORD **CONSULTATIVE''. TAKEN AT FACE
VALUE, HUAN'S REMARKS SUGGEST THAT THE CHINESE HAVE THE LEGISLATURE OF THE SAR IN MIND FOR THEIR THREE PART SYSTEM,
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