TNAG-2079-FCO40-2959-Hong-Kong-press-coverage-and-reports-1990 — Page 268

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WOULD MEET IN HK NEXT MONTH TO EXAMINE THE SETTING UP OF A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL, RADIO-3, TIN TIN DAILY NEWS AND THE HK STANDARD (11.7) REPORTED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BRITISH SIDE HAD SUBMITTED TO CHINA PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE COURT'S STRUCTURE, STAFFING, ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL COURTS AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO ITS ESTABLISHMENT.

9. CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HK MARTIN LEE SAID THAT LIBERAL POLITICAL GROUPS HAD ARRIVED AT AN UNDERSTANDING AND WOULD FROM AN ALLIANCE TO RUN IN NEXT YEAR'S ELECTIONS, THE MEDIA (15.7) REPORTED. HE REVEALED THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAD REACHED A CONSENSUS WITH THE HK AFFAIRS SOCIETY, THE ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD AND MEETING POINT ON THE 1991 ELECTIONS. THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HK, YEUNG SUM, SAID HE ESTIMATED THAT THE DEMOCRATS WOULD WIN HALF OF THE DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS TO THE LEGCO. HE ALSO ESTIMATED THAT THE DEMOCRATS WOULD CAPTURE FIVE SEATS IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS.

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