6. THE DEATH OF LIAO CHENG-ZHI AT THE SAME TIME AS THE UK ELECTION IS ALSO WIDELY SEEN (BY ACADEMICS AND LEFT-WINGERS) AS HAVING NO (NO) GREAT BEARING ON 1997, SINCE THE CHINESE POSITION IS NOT (NOT) DEPENDENT ON JUST ONE MAN. HOWEVER, SEVERAL PAPERS, INCLUDING EXPRESS, ORIENTAL DAILY AND ECONOMIC JOURNAL, THINK THERE WILL BE AN EFFECT ON THE TALKS. SOME COMMENTATORS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD THINK THAT WITH AN END TO LIAO'S HARD-LINE'' STATEMENTS CHINA WILL BE ABLE TO SOFTEN ITS LINE AND MINIMISE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON HONG KONG OF INCAUTIOUS STATEMENTS.
7. FINALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT THE DEATH PENALTY MAY BE REINTRODUCED FOLLOWING THE CONSERVATIVE VICTORY, A MOVE WHICH WOULD BE WELCOMED ACCORDING TO SING PAO.
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