TNAG-2713-FCO40-3919-Parliamentary-relations-draft-White-Paper-on-Representative--1993 — Page 84

..ONG KONG.

THU 25 NOV 93 10:15

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On all the available endence,

three tiers of Government. This may be the issue on which the talks break down so there is likely to be a good deal of interest in the point. Suggest adding after "representative bodies" as follows:

nor

open

"The system was demonstrably open and fair, and familiar in Hong Kong. On the other hand, the alternative Chinese proposal

proposal for a multi-seat, single vote system,' was neither fair and appeared to be designed to ensure that Beats went to parties winning small percentages of the vote. Both main parties in LegCo supported the single-seat, single-vote method for LegCo elections."

32, second sentence:

Para "their".

"that" should read

Para 36, line 12: Extra 'e' should be deleted.

Para 35, penultimate sentence: Suggest this should be redrafted as follows:

to

"But a first stage understanding would have include the voting method for the Legislative Council. 7 it would not be acceptable to LegCo or the community to include proposal for the

and the District Boards

the voting method for Municipal Councils but exclude

similar proposal for LegCo elections, particularly since other аврестя of the proposed first stage understanding, such as the voting age and the lifting of

restriction оп NPC and CPPCC members, were to apply to all three tiers of government, including LegCo. The British side further explained that

stage understanding would also need to

would also need to allow them to introduce draft legislation ...

the

a

first

Para 38: The Governor considerS that we should expand a little on the final sentence, drawing for example on para. 7 of Peking TELNO 1510, to illustrate that the Chinese side made no attempt to contest Our understanding of their position on appointed membership. We suggest ending the present final sentence after "1994/95* and adding a new sentence as follows: "This is despite the fact that the British side on November 5 reconfirmed clearly to the Chinese side our understanding (which had been spelled out in the draft Memorandum of Understanding handed to them on 3 November) that the formula proposed by the Chinese side would leave us free to abolish appointed membership in the 1994/95 elections without prejudice to a later decision by the SAR authorities. The Chinese side made no attempt either

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