CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 411
OF 02120OZ FEBRUARY 90
HKB012/4
RECEIV
FEB 1990
DESK OFFICER
PA
BYISTRY
Action Taken
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREPILG HONG KONG
عمه
30
077743 MDHIAN 5033
BASIC LAW: POLITICAL STRUCTURE : LOCAL REACTION TO MAINSTREAM FORMULA
1. THE MEDIA TODAY (2ND FEB) REPORTED FURTHER LOCAL REACTION TO THE MAINSTREAM FORMULA ADOPTED AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE BLDC SPECIAL
GROUP ON POLITICAL SYSTEM.
2. SOME PAPERS REPORTED THAT AN ARTICLE IN THE BULLETIN OF THE HK FOUNDATION (FOUNDED BY LEGCO MEMBERS ALLEN LEE AND STEPHEN CHEONG) CRITICISED THE SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING PROPOSAL WHICH WOULD REDUCE
EFFICIENCY AND GIVE RISE TO DISPUTES AND CONFLICTS. IT WOULD ALSO
BE INAPPROPRIATE TO GROUP DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS WITH THOSE RETURNED BY AN ELECTORAL COMMITTEE. THE ARTICLE SAID THAT CHANGES
TO THE MAINSTREAM FORMULA WERE UNLIKELY IN VIEW OF THE MAJORITY
HELD BY MAINLAND DRAFTERS.
3. HK ECONOMIC JOURNAL AND TIN TIN DAILY REPORTED THAT THE G89 WERE PREPARING A THREE-PRONGED CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SEPARATE VOTE COUNTING PROPOSAL :-
(A) A JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT BY MAJOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL
BODIES OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL (THREE LEGCO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR, STEPHEN CHEONG, NGAI SHUIKIT AND J. MCGREGOR, HAVE AGREED TO SIGN):
(B) RAYMOND WU TO LOBBY HONG KONG BLDC MEMBERS TO OPPOSE THE
PROPOSAL IN THE COMING BLDC PLENARY:
(C) BLCC DEPUTY DIRECTOR PHILIP KWOK TO LOBBY MEMBERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO CONVENE A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL.
4. BLCC SECRETARY GENERAL LEUNG CHUNYING HAS BEEN TRYING TO
PERSUADE BLCC MEMBERS NOT TO AGREE TO A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE JUST LEARNT FROM OUR CONTACTS IN THE G89 THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON 6TH FEBRUARY.
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