TNAG-2716-FCO40-3922-House-of-Commons-Select-Committee-on-Foreign-Affairs-enquiry-1993 — Page 94

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Separate Vote Countina

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would slow up the passage

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Business;

Under the proposed provision,

a Government bill

that fails to secure

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secure a majority of both categories

members could, after amendment, be re-submitted

for approval by a simple majority. It is doubtful

whether anything would be achieved by the initial

separate vote counting;

If che final version of the Basic Law adopts this

provision, there will be criticism in Hong Kong

have disregarded local

that

opinions.

the drafterS

This would have an adverse affect on

public attitudes to the Basic Law as a whole;

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5.

British Government would not be able to

introduce in 1995 voting procedures to which there

were such strong local objections.

Government

The British Government suggest that the Chinese should retain the second paragraph of Article 74 of the draft Basic Law published by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 21 February 1989.