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1. You have pointed out that the Election Committee which we
have proposed for 1995 does not precisely correspond in every
detail with that prescribed in Annex I of the Basic Law for
the post-1997 Election Committee. we have never claimed that
it did; instead we have carefully explained why we concluded,
after serious study, that it would not be appropriate in the
special historical circumstances of 1995 to follow every
detail in Annex I para 2.
2. I had hoped that, having considered our arguments, the
Chinese side would now be ready to take proper account of
these special circumstances and to show the positive and
creative spirit which those circumstances and our shared
objectives require of both sides. I am therefore disappointed
that your attitude remains purely negative.
Your argument seems to be that, whether or not our
approach is realistic and appropriate to the actual
circumstances of Hong Kong, there is no point in our
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