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5. OVER THE WEEKEND, TWO OTHER HONG KONG ADVISERS TO CHINA, CHU FA-KWONG AND RAYMOND WU) WERE ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT SEPARATION WAS FEASIBLE BUT THE ADMINISTRATION NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNCILS. THERE WERE, HOWEVER, REPORTS ON THE DIFFERENT VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THREE OTHER PRO-CHINA PERSONALITIES. PHILIP WONG, A PRO-CHINA LEGCO MEMBER, EXPRESSED SCEPTICISM OVER THE EFFECT OF SUCH A SEPARATION. MARIA TAM (FORMER EXCO AND LEGCO MEMBER AND NOW A HONG KONG ADVISER TO CHINA) WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID THAT SEPARATION OF EXCO AND LEGCO WOULD NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO A SMOOTH TRANSITION BECAUSE THE ABSENCE OF A LINK BETWEEN THE TWO COUNCILS. LIU YIU-CHU, ANOTHER HONG KONG ADVISER TO CHINA, REITERATED HER VIEW THAT THE DELINKING ARRANGEMENT WOULD NOT BE IN LINE WITH THE BL PROVISION.

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ACCORDING TO THE PRESS REPORTS, IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME HONG KONG ADVISERS TO CHINA MIGHT DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH CHEN ZIYING OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU OFFICE, STATE COUNCIL OF PRC WHEN THEY MEET IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA LATER THIS WEEK.

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