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9. BASIC LAW: HONG KONG DAILY NEWS AND EXPRESS SAID LU PING'S VIEWS

ON THE UNSUITABILITY OF THE MINISTER PAL SYSTEM FOR HONG KONG

REFLECTED THE OFFICIAL CHINESE VIEW ON HONG KONG'S POLITICAL SYSTEM.

SING PAO SAND A MINISTERIAL SYSTEM AND PARTY POLITICS WERE CONNECTED

WITH DIRECT ELECTIONS. THE PAPER FELT THAT PARTIAL DIRECT ELECTIONS

FOR THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE POSSIBLE BUT IT WAS NOT VIABLE FOR ALL

SEATS TO BE DIRECTLY ELECTED.

10. DAYA BAY: HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL COLUMNIST YU KAM—Y‍IU

SAID A TERRITORY-WIDE SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE DAYA

BAY PROJECT SHOULD BE LAUNCHED AND BACKING FROM THE INTERNATIONAL

COMMUNITY SHOULD BE SOUGHT FOR THE CAMPAIGN. THE CAMPAIGN COULD

AT LEAST FORCE THE AUTHORITIES TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE QUESTION

OF SAFETY. IF WOULD ALSO SERVE TO GIVE PEKING A CHANCE TO LEARN

TO ADJUST TO HONG KONG'S PEOPLE'S WAY OF DOING THINGS. A TIN TIN

EDITORIAL SAID HONG KONG WOULD HAVE NO SAY ON THE SAFETY STANDARDS

IF HONG KONG WITHDREW FROM THE PROJECT. LING FUNG SAID TODAY

IN THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT MUST BE BEHIND THE AGREEMENT THAT CHINA LIGHT HAD TO BUY ELECTRICITY

.FROM DAYA BAY IN RETURN FOR CHINA'S PURCHASING EQUIPMENT FROM

BRITAIN. THE COLUMNIST ASKED WHETHER THE DEAL WAS A CONDITION FOR THE SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION.

11. EXCO APPOINTMENTS: LA CHAP SEE OF THE CENTRE DAILY NEWS FELT

THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME FOR PRO-CHINA PEOPLE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE

COUNCIL WOULD BE 1990.

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