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How can LegCo be sure there are no other secret

deals?

18.

The Governor has made it clear that he will keep LegCo fully in the picture over all issues

affecting Hong Kong's future. His recent question and answer sessions with LegCo are testimony to this.

The final message from Mr. Hurd uses the words: "I agree in principle" in respect of the Election

Committee.

was secret?

There was a deal, wasn't there, and it

No there was no deal. The Chinese Government

did not take the steps required to turn a proposal in principle into a binding undertaking.

19. What steps, then, would have been needed?

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We asked that the role, composition and working procedures of the Election Committee for the

first SAR legislature should be made clear in

the Basic Law. They were not.

We asked for five principles to be incorporated

in the Basic Law to ensure that the Election

Committee would be a fully representative body constituted in an open way. They were not.

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