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SECRET #3

高度機密

How HKG can be Involved

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10.

The

are presumably

implementation of BL67 involves

various

legislative and administration arrangements, some of which unavoidable (eg. SAR legislation providing for removal of legislators on grounds of the nationality limit), others will depend on how open the relevant processes will be. If the processes are not open and, for example, simply involve closed-door decisions by the PC as to which

replace

legislators should be replaced and who should them, then much less administrative preparation needed. From our point of view it is imperative that we should only be prepared to be associated if the processes are as open as possible.

will be

11.

Some of the more obvious practical questions involved in implementing BL67 include:

(a) HOW to determine compatibility of the legislature/

individual legislators with BL67.

Yes

(i) Should there be authoritative

statements/explanations before

the

Chinese

1995

elections on the definitions of "Chinese

Nationals" and "Permanent Residents of the

Region", $0 that before they vote electors know which of the candidates for the 1995 LegCo are least likely to be caught by BL67 in 19977

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(ii)

Should there be

law for the 1995

information

residency,

legal requirement under HK

candidates to disclose

of their nationality and

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that

before

CEADET ≥ 麻美

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