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Mr. Hurd agrued in principle with the arrangements proposed by the Chinese side which could ba

established in 1995; but stated that details of how this should be done would need to be discussed between two sides. Also expressed hope that the five principles agreed between the two sides could be reflected in the Basic Law.

Statement to Parliament by Mr. Hurd in February 1990

makes clear that no decision had been taken on

whether to introduce the electoral arrangements in

the Basic Luw: the British side were waiting to see

its final terms.

In the event, the five principles were not fully

reflected in the final version of the Basic Law.

Moreover, the final version makes clear that the Election Committee of the first SAR legislature would explicitly not be the Election Committee for 1999 whose composition was set out in Annex I of the Basic

Law.

The Basic Law gives no indication of what its composition should be.

So it remains the case that the composition of the Election Committee for the first SAR legislature is one of the issues not spelt out in the Basic Law.

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