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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1993

GOVERNOR MET LEADERS OF POLITICAL GROUPS

WAS

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE GOVERNOR'S MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG (UDKK)

WITH POLITICAL THE FIRST MEETING OF HIS THIRD ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS GROUPS AND PARTIES.

THE GOVERNOR

WILL

ALSO BE MEETING LEADERS OF FIVE OTHER GROUPS DURING THE NEXT 10 DAYS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNOR AND THE UDHK LEADERS EXCHANGED

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS VIEWS ON THE FINAL FORM OF THE

THE FOR ELECTIONS WHICH WILL BE PUT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY.

1995

MR PATTEN EXPLAINED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, HE WILL PRESENT MEMBERS WITH A COMPENDIUM LISTING THE OTHER PROPOSALS WHICH HAVE NOW BEEN PRESENTED.

HE HOPES THAT THIS WILL HELP MEMBERS IN THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS BEFORE THE COUNCIL..

MANY

THEIR

DISCUSSIONS

OF

MR

BE

DECISION

IN RESPONDING TO THE UDHI'S RENEWED CALL FOR A REFERENDUM,

OF THE VIEW PATTEN SAID HE REMAINED

THAT A REFERENDUM WOULD DIVISIVE AND THAT IT WOULD NOT ALTER THE FACT THAT THE FINAL ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IS A MATTER FOR LEGCO.

MR PATTEN SAID:

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FULL. I VALUE THESE CONSULTATIONS WITH GROUPS REPRESENTING THE OF

OPINION POLITICAL

IN HONG KONG. THIS PROCESS OF POINT OF CONSULTATION IS ESSENTIAL TR WE ARE TO ASSESS CORRECTLY THE BALANCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

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'THE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE NOW UNDERWAY IN THE COMMUNITY IT IS A DIALOGUE WHICH I HOPE HELP US GET THE PACKAGE RIGHT. SOON BENEFIT FROM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRC OFFICIALS.

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WILL WILL

LATER, THE GOVERNOR MET LEADERS OF

THE HONG KONG

DEMOCRATIC

FOUNDATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF COMMON GROUND AND THAT THE MEETING HAD BEEN VALUABLE AND CONSTRUCTIVE.

THE MAIN ISSUE POR DISCUSSION WAS THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1995 ELECTIONS BUT OTHER ISSUES WERE ALSO DISCUSSED.

EXECUTIVE

ON THE 1995 ELECTIONS, MR PATTEN EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNCIL. HAD YET TO DECIDE ON THE FINAL FORM OF THE PROPOSALS TO BE PUT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY,

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TO HAVE

THE

THE PACKAGE BEFORE FINALISING

IT IS IMPORTANT LATEST VIEWS OF ALL THE MAJOR POLITICAL GROUPS AND PARTIES.

/THIS PROCESS