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CHANGEOVER. MARTIN LEE TOLD THE PAPER THAT DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL REFORMS NOW CONTRAVENED THE PROVISIONS OF ANNEX 11 WHICH SAID THAT APRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSITION WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN THE SECOND PHASE. TVB SAID THAT POLITICAL REFORMS WOULD DEFINITELY BE DISCUSSED AT THIS MEETING BUT WOULD BE LOW ON THE AGENDA.
4. IN AN EDITORIAL ON POLITICAL REFORMS WEN WE! PO CRITICISED MARTIN LEE (ALTHOUGH NOT BY NAME) FOR HIS ADVOCACY OF DIRECT ELECTIONS.
THE PAPER SAID THAT THE CHINESE POLICY OF ONE COUTNPY,
督察
TWO SYSTEMS REFERRED TO PRESERVATION OF THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM
AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DIRECT ELECTIONS.
5. SING TAO JIH PAO SAID THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD NEWS FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE IF THE CURRENT JLG MEETING COULD SOLVE THE PNO QUESTION. THE PAPER ADDED THAT IT WOULD BE IDEAL IF THE TWO SIDES COULD RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES OVER POLITICAL REFORMS AND SEEK A SOLUTION THROUGH PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS. THE PAPER WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE CURRENT MEETING OF THE JLG WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS
ISSUE FORWARD.
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