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COULD STRADDLE 1997. THE AWARD OF SUCH RIGHTS BY THE BRITISH HKG WAS IN BREACH OF THE JD AND REFLECTED AN IRRESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS INVESTORS AND WOULD LEAD TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. REPORTS NOTED (29.1) A GOVERNMENT STATEMENT IN RESPONSE REITERATED ONLY A LAND GRANT AND NO OTHER CONTRACT OR FRANCHISE WERE INVOLVED IN
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7. REPORTS NOTED (29.1) THE GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG ZHU SENLIN IN A WORKING REPORT TO THE 8TH MEETING OF THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS STRESSED THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GUANGDONG AND HK. GUANGDONG WOULD CONTINUE ITS PURSUIT FOR A MARKET ECONOMY WITH A VIEW TO CATCH UP WITH THE ''FOUR DRAGONS IN ASIA'' IN 20 YEAR'S TIME. SCMP QUOTED LOCAL SOURCES AS SAYING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HK AND MACAU DELEGATES TO THE 8TH CPPCC, WHICH WOULD OPEN IN PEKING IN MARCH, WAS EXPECTED TO BE RAISED FROM THE PRESENT 68 TO MORE THAN 90.
NEW CHINESE PUBLICATION
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8. THE PAPERS NOTED (26.1) THAT A PUBLICATION CALLED ''TODAY'S HONG KONG AND MACAU WOULD BE LAUNCHED BY THE RESEARCH OF THE HKMAO STATE COUNCIL IN APRIL. THE PUBLICATION'S TARGET READERS WERE OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE IN CHINA. IT WOULD INTRODUCE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES ON AND ECONOMIC/POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HK AND MACAU. A TRAIL ISSUE WOULD BE ISSUED NEXT MONTH AND WOULD INCLUDE ARTICLES ON ''SINO-BRITISH CONFRONTATION CAUSED BY THE GOVERNOR' AND 'WHAT THE AIRPORT NEGOTIATIONS WERE ABOUT'' IT WAS NOTED (29.1) IN ANOTHER ARTICLE, IT SAID THE GOVERNOR'S CONFRONTATIONAL ATTITUDE WAS A MAIN UNFAVOURABLE FACTOR IN HK'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR AFFECTING CONFIDENCE OF OVERSEAS
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9. THE EAST WEEK MAGAZINE (21 1) CARRIED RESULTS OF A POLL CONDUCTED ON 5 JANUARY COVERING 550 PEOPLE. RESULTS SHOWED 43.6 PER CENT FELT BOTH SIDES SHOULD MAKE CONCESSIONS IN THE CURRENT DISPUTE. 54.8 PER CENT SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE DIRECTLY ELECTED DB MEMBERS IN THE ELECTION COMMITTEE.
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FINDINGS OF A SURVEY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL GROUPS WERE REPORTED (29.1) BY MING PAO. THE 604 RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO GIVE RATINGS TO 8 POLITICAL GROUPS ON WHETHER THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE IN PROTECTING HK PEOPLE'S INTERESTS. UDHK TOOK THE LEAD FOLLOWED BY ADPL, MEETING POINT AND
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