FNEN LUSE HONG KONG.
29 JAN 93 06:00
SECRET 高度機密
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PG.65
VIEWS OF HER
MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA AND THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY
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Her Majesty's
within the Basic Law for
Government (HMG) have in 1990 given a
clear public commitment that they would raise with the Chinese
the increase of directly elected LegCo seats in 1995. HMG
have, however, supported our alternative proposals to work
a modestly greater degree of
democratic participation in the Legislature. They have also
said, both in private and in public, that our proposals remain
the best way of achieving that objective, although they would
accept a decision by LegCo on the precise legislative
arrangements for the 1994-95 election, provided that these
arrangements are fair and open.
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As regards the Chinese Government, they have
criticized our proposals as contrary to the Joint Declaration,
the Basic Law and past
between the
violations").
clearly and
agreements/understandings
reached
British and Chinese Governments (i.e. the "three
They have not, however, been able to state
precisely in what way our proposals violated the
They have said
JD, the BL and past agreements/understandings.
publicly that there would be no discussions on our proposals
unless they are withdrawn. There have also been Chinese
statements that if our proposals are enacted unchanged by
LegCo they
they will set up a "new stove", which Lu Ping has most