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3.

The CPG

could

maximise its chances of political

victory by basing these annexes:

3.

(a) on the proposals for

the election committee

outlined

in

the Ministerial exchange of

correspondence in 1990; and

(b) on a narrow interpretation of HKG's past White

Paper proposals on functional constituencies.

HKG,

the community at large and

international

opinion would regard such BL annexes as an unacceptable

device to

frustrate

implementation

of constitutional

proposals which had won widespread public approval, both

locally and overseas.

enough το offset

This outrage, however, would not be

the

fear of CPG retaliation which would

affect the local establishment.

10.

HKG'S WAY FORWARD

I f the

CPG deploys this weapon, HKG's best line of

defence would be:

(a)

a frank admission that the CPG will be in a

position

in

1997

to

restructure

territory's political arrangements;

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