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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1994

MEETING ON ELECTORAL DEBATE

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNOR. THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, MET MRS SELINA CHOW, MR ALLEN LEE AND MR RONALD ARCULLI OF THE LIBERAL PARTY EARLIER TODAY (MONDAY).

THE LIBERAL PARTY LEADERS HAD ASKED FOR THE MEETING TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS ON THE POSITION OF THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE JUNE 29 DEBATE ON THE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE 1994 AND 1995 ELECTIONS.

THE

OF

SPOKESMAN SAID DURING THE MEETING THE GOVERNOR MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE THREE OFFICIAL MEMBERS WOULD BE VOTING IN SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS DURING WEDNESDAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DEBATE.

MR PATTEN SAID IT WOULD BE WRONG то DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE WAY LIBERAL PARTY.

MAKE ARTIFICIAL SUGGESTED BY THE

"EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND EVERY VOTE IS OF EQUAL WEIGHT, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT APART FROM THE THREE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THERE ARE 18 OTHER APPOINTED MEMBERS.

EIGHT OF THESE

LIBERAL PARTY.

APPOINTED MEMBERS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE

TO

MR PATTEN SAID HE COULD NOT SEE THE CASE FOR ASKING THE APPOINTED MEMBERS AS A WHOLE, OR ONE GROUP OF APPOINTED MEMBERS, ABSTAIN FROM VOTING AT THE END OF THE DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY.

REVIEW OF LAND AUCTION ARRANGEMENTS

LANDS, MR TONY REVIEW PANEL

THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND EASON, TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE WHICH WAS SET UP TO REVIEW THE LAND AUCTION ARRANGEMENTS.

THE THREE MEMBERS ARE:

* PROFESSOR CK LEUNG

* MS AUDREY EU

DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

QUEEN'S COUNSEL, AND

CONSUMER COUNCIL AND

MEMBER OF THE THE LAND AND

BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MR NICK BROOKE