OVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
FRI 29 JAN 95 08:01
SECRET 高度機密
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recently
defined as new legislative arrangements consistent
with the Basic Law.
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As regards the Hong Kong community, despite the
onslaught of Chinese criticisms and
of our
public opinion in favour
opposition by a margin of two to one.
occasions given its support :
considerable
threats,
proposals outnumbers
The LegCo has on three
14 October 1992 it voted in favour of our
for the composition
of the Election
(a) on
proposals
Committee;
(b) on 11 November 1992 it voted by 32-21 in favour of
the generality of our proposed package of electoral
arrangements; and
(c)
on 13 January 1993 it opposed, by a vote of 35-2, a
motion to ask the Governor to withdraw the proposals.
Our
proposals
to
judgment is that both LegCo and the community expect our
be introduced into the LegCo with the minimum of
change as quickly as possible, so that LegCo consideration of
them can begin. They also expect that the proposals will then
unacceptable
be
amended by the LegCo to make them less
to China. The Chinese Government have recently taken a softer