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BRITISH

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CHANESE

block vote and a

simple

system.

majority

III.THROUGH TRAIN

(c) The size of the EC should

be about 600.

(a) On the mechanism for

establishing

the

criteria for use in

confirming

legislators

for the Through Train,

we

propose

Chinese

should

(a) The Chinese side have

of the

hope that

side will

"taken note

British side's

the Chinese

make

a

recommended

that the

Government

suggestion

interpretation

on

the

and

make

explanation

by

the

recommendations to the

suitable

Chinese

authority

for

and

such

for

relevant institutions. of

the requirements for

criteria

announcing them before

the 1995 elections.

(b) On the substance of the

criteria,

that

sufficient

we believe

confirming

members".

LegCo

(b) The Chinese side have so

far refused to discuss

the substance of the

criteria in the talks,

that it is

for any such

say

and

crucial

it

to

should be

for members

uphold the

and pledge

the

more

areas.

to swear to

Basic Law

allegiance

discussions that we make

moves

in other

However, Mr Qian

Hong Kong SAR of the

PRC.

relevant

These and the

legal

of

that special

Qichen told the Secretary

State on 1 October

situations

provisions in Hong Kong

are

entirely adequate to

deal with any special

cannot

whereby

be ruled out

individual

legislators

cannot

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