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به دریم
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MDHIAN 9856
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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 695
OF 060721Z MAY 1993
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
INFO PRIORITY
HKB 011/13 RECEED IN REGISTRY
7 MAY 1993
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
REGISTRY Action Taken
UKREP JLG HONG KONG
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PRESS REPORTS
LU PING
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1. LU PING'S MEETING WITH THE ADPL FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN THE PAPERS TODAY (6 MAY). ACCORDING TO ADPL'S VICE CHAIRMAN, LEUNG KWONG-CHEONG, LU HAD SAID IN THE MEETING THAT SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES HAD NOT BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF THE TALKS ON
THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS. LEUNG QUOTED LU PING AS SAYING THAT THE ' FOLLOWING FOUR ISSUES WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS OF
TALKS:
(I) THROUGH TRAIN:
(II) ARRANGEMENTS FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS:
(III) ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS: AND
(IV) THE ELECTION COMMITTEE.
IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE WEN WEI PO REPORT ON THE MEETING DID NOT MENTION THESE FOUR POINTS AT ALL, BUT PLAYED UP LU'S REMARKS THAT THE CHINESE WOULD LISTEN TO HONG KONG VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM. SIMILARLY, TA KUNG PAO JUST NOTED THAT ADPL MEMBERS HAD VOICED THEIR VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THESE FOUR POINTS, WHICH LU UNDERTOOK TO CONSIDER.
2. LEUNG ALSO QUOTED LU AS SAYING THAT THE THROUGH TRAIN WOULD HINGE ON WHETHER THE 1995 ARRANGEMENTS WOULD COMPLY WITH THE BASIC LAW AND WHETHER THE LEGCO MEMBERS ELECTED WOULD UPHOLD THE
BL.
3. NPC DEPUTY MS LIU YIU-CHU TOLD SING PAO THAT LU PING WOULD VISIT MACAU ON 12 MAY AND WOULD MEET NPC DEPUTIES AND PEOPLE FROM HONG KONG TO DISCUSS THE SETTING UP OF THE PRELIMINARY WORK ORGAN FOR THE SAR PREPARATORY COMMITTEE.
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