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I explained to the Chinese Foreign Minister

in New York on 1 October that this aim would

not be achieved by an interim package

iimited only to the District Board and Municipal Council elections. To deal with all the more urgent issues, an interim package needs to include the voting age and the voting method for all three sets of

elections, including the Legislative

Council, and the abolition of appointed membership in the District Boards and Municipal Councils.

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