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VIEWS OF HER
MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA AND THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY
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the
Her Majesty's Government (HMG) have in 1990 given a
clear public commitment that they would raise with the Chinese
increase of directly elected LegCo seats in 1995. HMG
have, however, supported our alternative proposals to work
within the Basic Law for a modestly greater degree of
democratic participation
in
the Legislature. They have also
said, both in private and in public, that our proposals remain
the best way of achieving that objective, although they would
accept
decision by LegCo on the
arrangements for the 1994-95 election,
arrangements are fair and open.
precise
legislative
provided that these
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As regards the Chinese Government, they have
criticized our proposals as contrary to the Joint Declaration,
the Basic Law and past
between the
violations").
clearly and
JD,
agreements/understandings
reached
British and Chinese Governments (i.e. the "three
They have not, however, been able to state
precisely in what way our proposals violated the
They have said
the BL and past agreements/understandings.
publicly that there would be no discussions on our proposals
unless they are withdrawn.
There have also been Chinese
statements that if our proposals are enacted unchanged by
LegCo they will
set up a "new stove", which Lu Ping has most
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