28-OCT-1992 19:17
HK GOVERNMENT HOUSE
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One of the members of the delegation, directly elected Legislative Councillor Mr Andrew Wong, said there was no problem of whether China recognised the status of the LegCo, and that Mr Lu Ping actually recognised the existence of the LegCo. The word "to recognise" was only a diplomatic term. During the 3-hour meeting, Mr Lu discussed with members of the delegation a wide range of subjects including Hong Kong's political system, law and order, civil service, economy, etc. Mr Andrew Wong described the atmosphere of the meeting as good, and that Mr Lu and other Chinese officials present listened to the delegation with an open mind. , Members of the delegation pointed out that since the Basic Law stipulated that only a third of the seats of the Legislature could be held by foreign passport holders, this arrangement would give rise to the problem of convergence in 1997. Mr Lu promised to look into this question. Members of the delegation also pointed out that the Basic Law did not set out in detail how to form the ten seats to be returned by the Electoral College. In response, Mr Lu said they had not arrived at a conclusion on this question and that they would like to hear more views on this. No substantive discussion on the separation of Exco and LegCo was made at the meeting. Regarding the election arrangement for 1995, Mr Lu said although views had been put forward from many sides, China had yet to set out a specific package.