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OF THE BRITISH NATIONALITY PACKAGE. MS LIU SAID THAT ONE OF THE MOST DIRECT PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE NATIONALITY SCHEME WAS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WOULD LEAVE HK BEFORE 1997 OR COULD NOT REMAIN IN THEIR POSTS BECAUSE THEY HELD FOREIGN PASSPORTS. AS A RESULT, THE SAR COULD HAVE NEITHER CONTINUITY NOR QUALIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TO RUN THE TERRITORY.
EXCO
4. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY AMBROSE LAU SAID THAT EXCO SHOULD ADOPT A ''THROUGH TRAIN'' POLITICAL MODEL TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION IN THE RUN-UP TO 1997, THE HK STANDARD (23.8) REPORTED. LAU SAID THAT PEKING SHOULD BE CONSULTED ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE LAST BATCH OF EXCO MEMBERS BEFORE 1997. HE WELCOMED A PROPOSAL BY LEGCO MEMBER ANDREW WONG TO HAVE PEKING AND LONDON AGREE TO APPOINTEES IN THE PRE-1997 EXCO. HOWEVER, LIU YIU-CHU, SAID THAT IT WAS UNNECESSARY FOR BRITAIN AND CHINA TO WORK OUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRE-1997 EXCO MEMBERS TO CONTINUE IN OFFICE AFTER THE TRANSFER OF SOVEREIGNTY, THE SCM POST (24.8) REPORTED. MS LIU SAID THAT APPOINTMENTS TO THE SAR EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE FIRST CE.
HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE
5. A VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE NCNA HK BRANCH, ZHENG HUA, SAID THAT THE STATE COUNCIL'S HK AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE WOULD HOLD A WORKING SESSION ON HK AND MACAU IN PEKING IN SEPTEMBER, THE HK DAILY NEWS (22.8) REPORTED. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BL WOULD BE DISCUSSED. LOCAL POLITICAL COMMENTATOR YIP CHI-CHAU BELIEVED THAT POLICIES FORMULATED FOR THE TWO TERRITORIES WOULD BE DELIBERATED ON AT THE MEETING, SOME PAPERS (26.8) REPORTED. HE THOUGHT THAT SUCH A MOVE SHOWED THAT CHINA ATTACHED MUCH IMPORTANCE TO HK. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE HEAD OF THE SECOND DEPARTMENT OF THE HKMAO, RONG KANG, WAS TAKING PART IN A THREE-DAY WORKING SESSION CURRENTLY HELD IN SHENZHEN ON HK AND MACAU POLICIES.
AIRPORT PROJECT
6. A VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE NCNA HK BRANCH, ZHANG JUNSHENG, CRITICISED THE HK GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT PROJECT TO THE CHINESE, SOME PAPERS (25.8) REPORTED. ZHANG SAID THAT AS A RESULT, THE CHINESE EXPERTS COULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO STUDY
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