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4. TA KUNG PAO AND WEN WEI PO (BOTH COMMUNIST) MAINTAINED THEIR CRITICISM OF WANDERERS ASSOCIATION LEADER CHOW HING-CHUEN, WHO HELD A FURTHER RALLY IN VICTORIA PARK ON 26 DECEMBER. WEN WIL PO AGAIN SUGGESTET THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD GIVEN CHOW ITS TACIT APPROVAL IN ALLOWING THE RALLY TO PROCEED. TA KUNG PAO POINTED TO THE POOR TURN OUT FOR THE RALLY (ATTENDED BY LESS THAN 200 PEOPLE) AS A SIGN OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S DISQUIET ABOUT CHOW'S ACTIVITIES. THE PAPER CLAIMED THAT IT WAS MORE AND MORE OBVIOUS' *' THAT SUCH RALLIES WERE AN EXUSE FOR PROPAGANDA DIRECTED AGAINST CHINA AND THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
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5. AN EDITORIAL IN THE NEW EVENING POST ON 27 DECEMBER DESCRIBED FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BASIC LAW FOR HONG KONG AS A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION:
A: TO DETERMINE THE LOCAL SOC 10-ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND THE PERIOD
OF ITS DURATION (CHINESE LEADERS HAD DISCLOSED THAT THE CAPITIALIST SYSTEM IN HONG KONG WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR 50 YEARS):
B: TO DEFINE THE STRUCTURE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION:
C: TO DEFINE THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT (THE FISCAL SYSTEM, COURTS OF APPEAL, INDEPENDENT TARIFFS, RIGHT TO ISSUE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS).
D: TO DEFINE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS INCLUDING THEIR FREEDOM TO TRAVEL AND TO EMIGRATE.
6. MING PAO, ORIENTAL DAILY AND SEVERAL OTHER INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS REPORTED ON 27 DECEMBER THAT THE STUDENTS UNION OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WERE SENDING QUESTIONNAIRES ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE TO ALL MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. THE THREE-PART QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DESIGNED TO DISCOVER:
A: TO WHAT EXTENT DID MP'S UNDERSTAND HONG KONG AND HOW DID THEY
FIND OUT ABOUT IT:
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