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THE CFA. HE HOPED THAT A CO-OPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE COULD BE CREATED BEFORE THE FIFTH ROUND OF CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS.

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15. SEPARATELY, THE HK LAW SOCIETY CHAIRMAN YESTERDAY SAID THAT HK SHOULD NOT PAY ANY PRICE FOR THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CFA. THE LAW SOCIETY STILL HELD THE VIEW THAT CFA SHOULD HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE ON THE NUMBER OF OVERSEAS JUDGES. THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE JLG WAS AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE JD AND BL.

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A HK COMMERCIAL DAILY COMMENTARY SAID THAT THE CFA SAGA

ΤΟ TOUCHED ON THE SENSITIVE ISSUE OF THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL. ALLOW A FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CFA AS PROPOSED BY EDWARD CHEN MIGHT CREATE A SIMILAR PROBLEM OF THREE-LEGGED STOOL IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS.

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A TELEPHONE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY THE SING TAO DAILY ON 8 TO 9 JUNE FOUND THAT 80 PERCENT OF THE 621 RESPONDENTS BELIEVED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REPORT TO LEGCO THE CONTENT AND PROGRESS OF THE ON-GOING CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS. ONLY 14 PERCENT HELD THAT PROGRESS OF THE TALKS SHOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED.

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THE HK ECONOMIC TIMES HAD COMMISSIONED A TELEPHONE SURVEY ON 3 TO 4 JUNE ON THE SUBJECT OF THROUGH TRAIN. OUT OF THE 802 RESPONDENTS, 34.5 PERCENT SUPPORTED AN UNCONDITIONAL THROUGH TRAIN: 26.7 PERCENT SUPPORTED A THROUGH TRAIN UPON DECLARATION OF ALLEGIANCE TO BL BY LEGISLATORS: AND 23.2 PERCENT SUPPORTED THAT APART FROM DECLARATION LEGISLATORS HAD TO SATISFY CERTAIN CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE CHINESE SIDE. WHEN ENQUIRED ON WHETHER THEY WOULD SUPPORT ANY CHINESE MOVE TO BAR MARTIN LEE AND SZETO WAH FROM THROUGH TRAIN, ONLY 17 PERCENT OF THE RESPONDENTS EXPRESSED SUPPORT AND 60 PERCENT AGAINST.

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19. ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM THE TALKS IN ORDER TO PUSH FOR AN AGREEMENT ON THROUGH TRAIN, 60 PERCENT WERE AGAINST AND LESS THAN 25 PERCENT SUPPORTED THE HYPOTHESIS. PAPER TOOK THIS TO IMPLY THAT HK PEOPLE WERE UNWILLING TO SACRIFICE AN OVERALL DEAL AT THE TALKS FOR THROUGH TRAIN.

20. ON PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE GOVERNOR, 51 PERCENT SUPPORTED HIS CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSAL. THIS REPRESENTED A SLIGHT RISE FROM 46.9 PERCENT FOUND IN THE SURVEY HELD IN MARCH.

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