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ORDERS. HE IS UNLIKELY TO MOVE FURTHER AMENDMENTS. THE AMENDMENTS

ARE INTENDED TO COME INTO EFFECT ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1992.

26.

A PROCEDURAL GROUP WILL MEET WITHIN ONE WEEK AFTER 15 JULY TO ELECT A CONVENER AND DEPUTY CONVENER OF A WORKING PARTY TO

DRAW UP THE HOUSE RULES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTING UP THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. THE NEW COMMITTEE STRUCTURE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE

SESSION.

NEXT LEGCO

COMMENT

27. GENERALLY MEMBERS

THEIR ARGUMENTS TO

TWO MAIN POLITICAL

I

DISPLAYED GRATER MATURITY AND CONFINED

MORE IMPORTANT POINTS OF PRINCIPLE. WHILE THE

GROUPS (CRC AND UDHK) CONTINUED TO DOMINATE LEGCO BUSINESS, THE INDEPENDENT' MEMBERS WERE OCCASIONALLY THE DECISIVE FACTOR, AS IN THE MOTION DEBATE ON DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE PRESENT CONTROVERSY

SURROUNDING SIMON IP'S VOTE ON THIS DEBATE IS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION

OF THE IMPORTANCE OF 'INDEPENDENT' MEMBERS VOTES.

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28.

MEDIA COVERAGE OF LEGCO BUSINESS DURING THE MID-JUNE

WAS DOMINATED BY CRC'S VISIT TO CHINA. THEIR CHINA VISIT, THEIR POSITION IN THE DEBATE ON DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN LEGCO, WAS GREETED WITH MUCH SARCASM IN SOME QUARTERS. THE LONG-TERM

EFFECT OF THE CHINA VISIT ON THEIR POLITICAL CREDIBILITY REMAINS

TO BE SEEN.

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