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LIBERAL POLITICAL GROUP'S CHINA VISIT: PRESS REPORTS

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1 ACCORDING TO SOME PRESS REPORTS, THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD INTENDS TO SEND A DELEGATION TO BEIJING AROUND 22 SEPTEMBER. IT WILL BE THE FIRST VISIT TO CHINA

BY A HK LIBERAL POLITICAL GROUP SINCE JUNE 1989.

2. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION HOPES TO DISCUSS WITH LU PING AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL NPC DELEGATES ON MATTERS CONCERNING CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HK. DISCUSSIONS WILL INCLUDE COMPOSITION OF THE ELECTION COMMITTEE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY SYSTEM, NUMBER OF DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS AND CHINA'S VIEWS ON AMENDMENTS TO THE BASIC LAW.

3. THE PRESS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION WAS WILLING TO RE-ESTABLISH CONTACTS WITH CHINA ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:

A. DEMOCRACY IN HK:

B. MATTERS OF CONCERN TO PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD THAT STRADDLE 1997:

C. CHINA'S FOUR MODERNISATION PROGRAMMES AND DEMOCRATISATION: AND

D. UNIFICATION OF CHINA.

4. A PRESS REPORT ALSO SAID THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAD APPROACHED THE NCNA ON ITS PROPOSED VISIT TO BEIJING. NCNA HAS ASKED IT TO SUBMIT A FORMAL VISIT APPLICATION.

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