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Press Release

Thursday, January 21, 1993

Electoral Arrangements 94/95 :

Compendium of Proposals

The Government has today made available

to interested

parties a Compendium of Proposals, which includes 65 written

submissions that the Government has received on the 1994-95 elections

since the Governor described his proposals in his Address

Legislative Council on 7 October last year.

to

the

A Government spokesman said copies of the 400-page

Compendium would be sent to Members of the Executive Council and the

Legislative Council. Copies would also be sent to the Municipal

Councils, the District Boards, and the authors of the submissions

which were included in the Compendium.

Copies will also be deposited with District Offices and

public libraries for public inspection after the Chinese New Year.

The spokesman noted that, in his Address, the Governor had

emphasized that he was setting out proposals, not decisions, and he

hoped that they would be the basis for dialogue and debate. "Since

then, the Governor has

consulted

the main political groups and