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CONFIDENTIAL

13. Elections

URGENT BY FAX

78

布政 同署 香港下亞用里道

4XMA Our Ref.:

CAB C 1/25/2

* Your Ref.:

Ms. Janet Rogan, British Embassy, 11 Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai, Beijing, PRC

GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT

LOWER ALBERT ROAD

mus Sandesar

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HKB 011/7

RECEIVED IN PEGISTRY

20 MAY

7

HONG KONG

3 February 1993

Dear Janet,

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY

Teken

enclosed

Constitutional Development

Electoral Provisions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 1993

copied

I refer to you.

to para. 31(B) of our telno. 154 to FCO and Two copies of the Bill are being forwarded to Vou through routine diplomatic bag (flight no. : CA 102, ETA (Beijing) 4 February 1520 hours).

The Bill aims to amend the existing five electoral

as to implement the following

lower voting age, single seat appointed seats in DBS and MCs,

and related ordinances SO

constitutional proposals single vote, abolition of

new FC arrangements and an election committee. Unlike the Boundary and Election Commission Bill, the present Bill is not

new legislation and is,

therefore, prepared in English language only. However, there is a Chinese translation of the

Explanatory Memorandum (at the end) which provides a gist of the Bill.

a

3.

For Rod Bunten, HKD - As discussed over the telephone yesterday, I am

arranging for a copy of the Bill to be faxed to you today, since there will not be a diplomatic bag to London until 9 February. But I will include a further copy

for you in that bag.

Yours sincerely,

(Peter Lai)

for Secretary for Constitutional Affairs.

c.c. Mr. Rod Bunten, HKD, FCO (By Fax)