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political structure of the future HKSAR are as follows:

FEBRUARY AND MARCH

1987

Meetings of the BLDC Special Group on

Political Structure.

APRIL 1987

AUGUST 1987

Fourth BLDC Plenary. No discussion of

political structure planned.

Fifth BDLC Plenary. To discuss the Special

Group's further report on political structure. The report might include draft

articles on less controversial topics, but

perhaps no more than a range of options on

controversial issues.

DECEMBER 1987

Sixth BLDC Plenary. To discuss in detail

draft Basic Law provisions on the political structure. The Special Group might still

not be able to make specific recommendations

on the composition of the Legislature or

the selection of the Chief Executive,

although the options may be refined and

narrowed down.

1988

THE PROBLEM OF TIMING

Publication of draft Basic Law. It is

possible that the section on political

structure will still consist of no more than

a range of options.

9. The above timetables show that on the present timetable work on the drafting of the Basic Law provisions on political structure will probably not be concluded by the time the White Paper is due to be published in December. In any event drafting of the White Paper would have to undertaken without the benefit of knowledge of the outcome of the December 1987 BLDC Plenary, at which the relevant basic law provisions may take specific form. While it is possible

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