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ANALYST WONG YIN-HING SAID THAT THE MOVE WAS LIKELY TO MAKE FOREIGN INVESTORS MORE HESITANT ABOUT DEVELOPING BUSINESS IN HK.
COURT OF FINAL APPEAL
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THE EXPRESS, QUOTING SOURCES, SAID THAT BECAUSE A NUMBER OF PRO-CHINA PEOPLE, INCLUDING LOCAL DELEGATES TO THE NPC AND THE CPPCC AS WELL AS FORMER BL DRAFTERS, HAD WRITTEN TO PEKING EARLIER EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT OF FINAL APPEAL BEFORE 1997, THE PEKING AUTHORITIES HAD ISSUED DIRECTIVES PRIOR TO THE 17TH ROUND OF THE JLG TALKS TO HOLD UP THE DECISION ON THE COURT'S ESTABLISHMENT. A LOCAL DELEGATE TO THE NPC AND AN ADVISER TO THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON HK LAWS UNDER THE CHINESE LAW SOCIETY, LIU YIU-CHU, SAID THAT THE EXISTING LEGAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION BUT THAT SOME CHINESE LAWS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED DURING THE TRANSITION TO ATTAIN A SUCCESSFUL CHANGE-OVER, TA KUNG PAO REPORTED, QUOTING A HK CHINA NEWS AGENCY DISPATCH.
GENERAL REMARKS
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MEDIA REPORTS NOTED THAT SIR DAVID WILSON WOULD VISIT PEKING AND TIANJIN FROM JANUARY 20 TO 25 TO DISCUSS A SERIES OF CURRENT ISSUES WITH SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS, INCLUDING LU PING.
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