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on a motion on 13 January calling on the Governor to withdraw his constitutional proposals (the motion was soundly defeated). They have made frequent visits to Peking and plan to call on Premier Li Peng after their visit to the UK. We have seen intelligence reports indicating that Allen Lee has been in touch with the Chinese Intelligence Services.
The CRC's frequent changes of tack and the fact that none of them are elected members of LegCo mean that they have little credibility in the community.
On the Governor's proposals, the CRC have produced a position paper (enclosed) setting out their views. This is likely to form the basis for their presentation to the Prime Minister. enclose the Governor's report of a talk he had with the CRC on 6 January, and of a press statement he released afterwards. The Governor told the CRC that the Prime Minister was unlikely to be satisfied with a general statement of the CRC's opposition to the Governor's proposals, and would no doubt ask whether they had alternative proposals to offer.
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The Governor has now begun detailed discussions with ExCo about the terms of the draft legislation which he will put to LegCo. The Hong Kong Government have confirmed publicly that these discussions are underway, and that ExCo has already agreed an uncontroversial Bill to establish a Boundary and Election Commission and a compendium of alternative proposals for publication (I have written to you separately about that).
Much of the discussion at the CRC's recent meeing with the Governor was about the Election Committee. The Governor's
current proposal is that the Election Committee, which will elect 10 members of LegCo, should be composed of members of
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