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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1988

"ALL THE BASIC LAW NEEDS TO STATE IS TRE PRINCIPLE OF A BALANCED BUDGET; THE REST CAN BE LEFT TO THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

SAR GOVERNMENT MIGHT

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IF THE BASIC LAW WAS DRAFTED IN SUCH A RESTRICTIVE MANNER,

FROM TIME ΤΟ TIME FACE CHALLENGES OF NOT CONFORMING WITH THE BASIC LAW WHEN IT HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME UNFORESEEABLE SITUATIONS, HE POINTED OUT.

REFERRING TO CONTINUED PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL SPORTS BODIES IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, MR HU SAID THE CHANGE OF THEIR STATUS FROM PURELY "HONG KONG" ΤΟ "HONG KONG, CHINA" MIGHT LEAD TO COMPLICATIONS WHICH WERE NOT IN FAVOUR OF THE LOCAL BODIES.

LOCAL BODIES MIGHT HAVE TO APPLY AGAIN FOR ADMISSION RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE NEW "HONG KONG, STATUS.

TO THE CHINA"

IT WOULD SAVE THE LOCAL BODIES A LOT OF TROUBLE IF THEY WERE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE NAME "HONG KONG", HE SAID.

ON THE POWER TO INTERPRET THE BASIC LAW, MR HU SAID HE ACCEPTED THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE POWER OF INTERPRETATION SHOULD VESTED IN THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS.

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HOWEVER, TO DEMONSTRATE THE HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY ENJOYED THE SAR, IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR THE NPC TO DELEGATE SUCHI THE SAR, HE SUGGESTED.

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ON THE SAR LEGISLATURE, HE SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL THAT CENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BE ELECTED FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, 25 PER CENT BY "ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE" ELECTION AND 25 PER CENT BY AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

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HE ADDED THAT THE SAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE ELECTED BY SAME KIND OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE AS USED IN ELECTING 25 PER CENT OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

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MR HU ALSO SUGGESTED THAT IF THE IDEA OF SETTING UF ELECTORAL COLLEGE WAS FINALLY ACCEPTED, TONG KONG'S GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY AFTER THE BASIC LAW. WAS PROMULGATED TO ESTABLISH ONE.

THIS WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO REFINE THIS BYSTEM WHEN NECESSARY BEFORE 1997 SO THAT A SMOOTH TRANSITION WILL HE SAID.

BE ENSURED,

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