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CIANEZE

block

simple

system.

vote and a

majority

III.THROUGH TRAIN

(c) The size of the EC should

be about 600.

legislators

(a) On the mechanism for

establishing

the

criteria for use in

confirming

for the Through Train,

(a) The Chinese side have

"taken note

British side's

of

hope that

the

the Chinese

make

side will

a

recommended

we propose

Chinese

should

that the

suggestion

on

the

Government

interpretation

and

make

explanation

by

the

recommendations to the

relevant institutions of

suitable

Chinese

the

requirements

authority

for

such

confirming

for

LegCo

criteria

and

for

members".

announcing them before

the 1995 elections.

(b) On the substance of the

criteria,

(b) The Chinese side have so

far

the

refused to discuss

substance

of the

that it is

criteria in the talks,

crucial for any such

we believe

that

it

should be

and say

sufficient

to swear to

Basic Law

allegiance

for members

uphold the

and pledge

to

the

more

areas.

discussions that we make

moves

in other

However, Mr Qian

Hong Kong SAR of the

PRC.

relevant

These and the

legal

provisions in Hong Kong

are

deal

entirely adequate to

with any special

Qichen told the Secretary

of State on 1 October

that special

situations

cannot

whereby

be ruled

out

individual

legislators

cannot

G.F. 316

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