No 'secret deals'
Talks are about electoral arrangements which will have to be made public in the form of draft legislation. So no question of
'secret deals'.
Setting a deadline for the talks?
There is a lot of important ground to cover in the talks: setting deadlines will not help matters. But we have said talks cannot go on indefinitely.
- Believe Hong Kong people would want talks to be given every chance of success, and would not want us to do something which meant talks would be broken off while there was still a
possibility of progress.
But would like to hear your views on
this.
Importance of the Through Train
- We think a clarification of the concept of the 'through train' is important. Candidates in the 1995 election need to know
where they stand on the question of continuing until 1989. Therefore important to establish clear, objective criteria on who may or may not ride the through train.
HMOCS
We are fully aware of HMOCS members' concerns. I will be
meeting representatives of the HMOCS Association for the third time during this visit.
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