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5. MING PAO, IN A PROMINENT NEWS REPORT ON 24 JANUARY, REPORTED
THAT CHINA WAS CLOSELY WATCHING BRITAIN'S PLAN TO TURN LEGCO INTO
A REPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATURE. QUOTING SOURCES CLOSE TO THE CHINESE
SIDE, THE PAPER SAID THE CHINESE SIDE WAS UNHAPPY THAT THE FUNDA-
MENTAL CHANGE THAT WOULD RESULT FROM A HALF-ELECTED LEGCO IN TERMS
OF POWER OF LEGISLATION UNDER THE COLONIAL LAWS VALIDITY ACTS WAS
NOT MENTIONED IN EITHER THE GREEN OR WHITE PAPERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. SAN WEISZE'S ARTICLE HAD DRAWN THE
CHINESE SIDE'S ATTENTION TO THE CHANGE IN THE RATIO OF ELECTED SEATS
IN LEGCO, MING PAO SAID.
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