Executives after 1997) but that the size of the
Committee should be different (600) from that
prescribed in Annex I of the Basic Law (800). One effect of this would be that Hong Kong Deputies to the National People's Congress, and representatives
of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Committee would have seats as of right on the
Election Committee, even though they had not been elected in Hong Kong.
d) Third Phase: July-August 1993 (Rounds 8-9)
29. The position in late June was, therefore, that after
Seven Rounds of talks, the Chinese side had finally put
forward an opening position on the main electoral issues, but one which contained significant gaps and ambiguities.
They had also consistently refused to discuss criteria for
the through train or the three other issues raised by the
British side. Since the effect of the Chinese position
would have been to ensure the minimum development of Hong
Kong's political system based on restrictive electoral
arrangements, there was a wide gap between the two sides.
30. The Foreign Secretary took the opportunity of his presence in the region for the Tokyo Summit to visit Peking for talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister on 8-9 July
1993. His aim was not to negotiate, but to focus the talks
on the essential issues, and to stress the need for early
progress. The Foreign Secretary set out the principles
which would need to apply if revised electoral proposals
were to meet our requirements:
On the Election Committee, that its members should be elected fairly and openly in Hong Kong, not selected; and that the arrangements for
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