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DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS. THEY ALSO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHINESE CONCERNS ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONALITIES TO EXCO:
(ALTHOUGH WE HOPE THAT IN HANDLING THESE PERSONALITIES, THE
CHINESE SIDE WILL BEAR IN MIND THE ADVANTAGES OF AVOIDING HEAD-ON CONFRONTATION WITH THEM
THE PROPOSALS WHICH THE GOVERNOR WILL BE ANNOUNCING ON THE 1995 FOR ELECTIONS ARE EXPLICITLY SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE
SIDE. IN DEVELOPING THEM, THE GOVERNOR AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAVE PAID CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW. AS THE CHINESE SIDE KNOW, WE FAVOUR A CHANGE IN THE BASIC LAW TO PERMIT AN INCREASED NUMBER OF DIRECTLY-ELECTED LEGCO SEATS IN 1995. WITH THAT SOLE EXCEPTION, ALL THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE
BASIC LAW AS AT PRESENT DRAFTED]
THE GOVERNOR LOOKS FORWARD TO A FULL DISCUSSION OF HIS PROPOSALS DURING HIS VISIT TO PEKING. HE WISHES TO ESTABLISH A CLOSE AND COOPERATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH LU PING AND CHINESE LEADERS. WE WOULD URGE THE CHINESE SIDE TO AVOID TAKING FIRM POSITIONS IN PUBLIC ON THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS IN ADVANCE OF THOSE TALKS
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