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CHINESE MEMBER DUANMU ZHENG SAND THAT THE EXISTING POLITICAL SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO UNDERGO CHANGES AFTER 1997, H.K. MEMBER MARA TAM HAD SUBMITTED A REPORT JOINTLY WRITTEN WITH DUANMU ZHENG ON HONG KONG'S EXISTING SYSTEM TO THE MEETING. IT WAS AGREED THE REPORT SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC.
SCMP REPORTED THAT MEMBERS OF THE SEPECHAL GROUP HAS DEORDED UNANIMOUSLY TO LIFT THE MUCH CRITICISED RULE OF SECRECY COVERING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE GROUP'S MEETINGS. THE TWO CONVENORS WOULD HOLD A BRIEFING SESSION AFTER EACH MEETING TO INFORM THE PRESS OF WHAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED. IN TODAYS PAPERS THE VIEWS ON THE SAR CHIEF EXECUTIIVE WERE REPORTED. SOME MEMBERS FELT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE GIVEN LESS POWER THAN THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF HK. HMS POWERS WER VERY WIDE AND TO GIVE THESE TO THE FUTURE CHIEF EXECUTIVE COULD RESULT ON PROBLEMS SINCE THERE WAS NO GUARENTEE THAT ALL SAR CHIEF EXECUTIVES WOULD BE OF TOP CALIBRE AND WOULD NOT MAKE
ANY MISTAKES.
XIAO WEIRYUN SNAD THE STRENGTHS OF THE PRESENT POLITICAL SYSTEM WERE HIGH EFFICIENCY, THE NON-INTERVENT HONIST ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE TIGHT SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC FINANCES. HE ADDED THAT HCAC SHOULD BE
RETAINED AFTER 1997.
3. AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WITH A SATELLITE LINK BETWEEN THE US AND HK, THE US CHIEF JUSTICE, WARREN BURGER, SAND THE COURT OF FINAL ADJUDICATION PN THE HK SAR SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE IN INTERPRETING THE BASIC LAW AND SHOULD SEEK TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOMS ENSURED UN
NT. BLDC MEMBER MR. JUSTICE YOUNG SAND THE SAR COURTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE POWER TO #NTERPRET THOSE PROVISIONS OF THE BASHC LAW DEALING WITH LOCAL AFFAIRS SUCH AS RESIDENTS'. RIGHTS, THE OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL CURRENCY. HE ADDED THAT PROVISIONS ON DEFENCE, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SAR AND THE CPG, SHOULD BE INTERPRETED BY CHINA. THE STANDARD QUOTED MR JUSTICE YANG AS SAYING THAT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF EXPATRIATE JUDGES SHOULD SERVE ON A PANEL FOR THE FINAL COURT OF APPEAL. MAINTAINING THE STANDARD OF ADJUDICATION OUTWEIGHED CONSIDERATIONS IN LOCAL SING
THE JUDICIARY, HE SAID.
4. MACAU: THE START OF THE TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF MACAU IN PEKING ON 30 JUNE WAS REPORTED PROMINENTLY ESPECIALLY IN THE LEFT-WING
PAPERS.
THE LEADER OF THE CHINESE TEAM ZHOU NAN QUOTED A CHINESE COUPLET AT THE START OF THE TALKS WHICH ANALYSTS SAND REFLECTED CHINA'S VIEW THAT THE TWO COUNTRIES HAD A SHARED INTEREST IN PRESERVING
STABBILTY HIN MACAU.
THE PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER PERES DE MIRANDA SAID IN AN MNTERVIEW WITH MACAU RADIO IN LISBON THAT THE HK FORMULA COULD NOT
BE APPLIED COMPLETLY TO MACAU. HE HOPED AN AGREEMENT WOULD BE REACHED WHICH WOULD INCREASE MACAU RESIDENTS' CONFIDENCE AND PRESERVE PORTUGUESE CULTURE IN THE ENCLAVE. ACCORDING TO AN AFP
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