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in all three tiers of Hong Kong's representative

bodies. past the post method.

November

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32. During these rounds, the British side offered further

important moves on the Functional Constituencies and issues

related to the Election Committee. The Chinese side made some

minor adjustments to that position on functional

constituencies. A discussion of through train criteria finally

interim spreeuvent dearting with

got underway. The possibility of the most urgent issues.

was Lilly explored.

33.

The Foreign Secretary held a further meeting with the

Chinese Foreign Minister in the margins of the UN General

Assembly in New York on 1 October. The Foreign Secretary expressed disappointment at the lack of progress despite the major moves by the British side in an effort to bridge the gap. He emphasised that the British side were working for success in

the talks, but that before ways could be considered in which

the talks could make further progress, it was essential that a

discussion of through train criteria should begin. In response to a proposal from the Chinese side, he explained that an

interim agreement on District Board and Municipal Council

elections only was not attractive since a number of the

elements also applied to the Legislative Council elections (eg voting age and voting method) and should be dealt with together. The Foreign Secretary briefed the Chinese Foreign

Minister on the main points relating to the talks on the

Governor's Annual Address to the Legislative Council which was

delivered on 6 October.

34.

In his address to the Legislative Council, the Governor

was careful not to breach the confidentiality of the talks.

But in the light of extensive press leaks, he confirmed that the British side had put forward revised proposals on the

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