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(ii)

places

Hong Kong.

outside

we

cannot

implement the 20% nationality rule

in

the

1995

elections, but we

are prepared to

discuss with the

Chinese

ideas

their

for

The British side

should repeal the

disqualification

deputies

of

to

people's congresses

and CPPCC members

from membership of

LegCo,

the

Municipal Councils

and the District

Boards.

implementing the

rule in 1997.

(ii)

On

the

20%

nationality

rule,

the British side

should ensure that

the

1995

LegCo

conforms with the

provision.

IV. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS (MCs) AND DISTRICT BOARDS (DBs)

(a) Enhance

roles

and

functions of DBs.

(b) Abolish

appointed seats

in the MCs and DBS, and

correspondingly increase

directly-elected seats

in the Urban Council

(from 15 to 32), the

Regional Council (from

12 to 37) and the DBS

(from 274 to 338).

(a) The nature and functions

of district organisations should remain unchanged

(i.e. they should retain

their

organs

power").

nature

of

as

"not

political

(b) Appointed

retained,

side

can

flexibility

seats should be

but the Chinese

have

some

on

the

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members.

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