(a)
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unveiled.
package enjoyed a "halo" effect when first
Its attractions were reinforced by
presentation as part of a Policy Address
promising benefits to all sectors of the
community.
(b)
The
package has since suffered a strong
"twilight" effect. The Policy Address is last
month's news, and its precise attractions have
faded from the community's consciousness.
package itself has now become identified with
predictions of future woes.
The
(c)
As long as there seemed a chance of HKG-CPG
negotiation on the package, the community had
a strong incentive to support its proposals in
the hope of getting the best possible deal.
The CPG's insistence
the
package before
talks confronts the
on total withdrawal of
further
constitutional
community with a choice
between the package's modest proposals and the
threat
of the CPG
imposing its own (and
probably unfavourable) arrangements in 1997.
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