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they vote electors know which of them are least likely to be caught by BL67; and for the 1995 legislators to disclose any change in their status in this respect so that it is update when the PC confirms them for the first SAR legislature?

(b) How to determine which of the legislators exceeding the limit should be removed for the legislature, if the 20% limit is exceeded.

Ир

Upto Frem

(1)

(c)

Should the Chinese promulgate the relevant methods before the 1995 elections?

(ii) Should HKG assist in preparing the necessary legislation 90 that on 1 July 1997, it can be enacted and provide a legal basis for removing legislators on ground of BL67?

How

be

to

determine which of the legislators should removed from the legislature, if the 20% limit is exceeded.

(i)

(ii)

по

Should the Chinese promulgate the relevant methods before the 1995 elections?

Should HKG assist in preparing the necessary legislation so that on 1.7.97, it can be enacted and provide a legal basis for removing legislators on grounds of BL67?

12.

Of

(see Annex)

nationality

the questions above, we have done an analysis on the various options of providing for such a restriction (i.e. b(1)).

It seems that the

easiest and least objectionable way is to disqualify those elected LegCo members with the shortest length of permanent residence in Hong Kong when the 20% quota is exceeded.

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