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MDLIAN 181.9
10. KONG HOI-CHUNG IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE BAUHINIA MONTHLY (4.11) SAID THAT HK'S POLITICAL REFORMS SHOULD CONVERGE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND BE GRADUAL.
JI PENGFEI
11. FORMER HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR JI PENGFEI WAS QUOTED AS TELLING A HK DELEGATION (5.11) THAT CHINA WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE BALANCED LEGCO MEMBERSHIP. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DIRECTLY-ELECTED MEMBERS CAME FROM THE LIBERAL CAMP, IT WAS NOT NECESSARILY THE WISH OF THE MAJORITY OF HK PEOPLE AS INDICATED BY THE LOW VOTER TURNOUT.
NCNA HK BRANCH
12. THE NCNA HK BRANCH WOULD CLOSELY FOLLOW ITS PERSONNEL ROTATION SYSTEM WHEREBY OFFICIALS WOULD NOT BE POSTED TO HK FOR TOO LONG IN ORDER TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THE XU JIATUN INCIDENT, THE HK TIMES (5.11) SAID.
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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