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3. THERE WERE THE SAME NUMBER OF CANDIDATES AS VACANCIES. DESPITE DOROTHY LIU'S CALL FOR THEIR NAMES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE WELL BEFORE THEIR ELECTION SO THAT HONG KONG VIEWS ON THEM COULD BE COLLECTED, THIS WAS NOT DONE. THEIR 'ELECTION' MAKES A MOCKERY OF THE WORD. BUT IT IS MAYBE NOT A BAD THING FOR THE CHINESE CONCEPT OF ELECTIONS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS WAY IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR PRESENT ARGUMENT FOR PROPER OPEN AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN 1995.

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