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QUESTION (COFT):

Now in the future that is not going to be the case and therefore it is not going to be possible to translate the current

Now how do you see that position into the Basic Law in reality.

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FOREIGN SECRETÁRY:

Well again vne stai të from the Joint Declaration, which I

keep on mislaying, but you will remember the provisions of the Joint Declaration which provide for the, Annex 1 of the Joint

Declaration, Part 1. the Chief Executive shall be selected by

election or through consultations held locally and be appointed by

the Central People's Government.

The inclusion of the electoral option in that part of the

Joint Declaration, if I remember correctly, was one of the later

achievements of the negotiating process, but it provides for

election or selection by election or through consultations.

And

that is now translated into Annex 1 of the Basic Law as it now

appears before us and this also is part of the Basic Law which is

still subject to further consideration.

You will see it provides a number of alternative methods fur

dealing with the point you raise.