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IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE NOW TO CONFIRM WHO COULD GET ON THE THROUGH TRAIN.

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HONG KONG AFFAIRS ADVISER LAU SIU-KAI TOLD WEN WEI PO THAT IF THE BRITISH SIDE INSISTED ON A THROUGH TRAIN FOR ALL 1995 LEGCO MEMBERS, IT WOULD CAUSE GRAVE DIFFICULTY TO THE TALKS. LAU SAID THAT THE THROUGH TRAIN DID NOT ONLY REQUIRE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT ON THE 1994/95 ARRANGEMENTS, A COMMON VIEW ALSO HAD TO BE REACHED ON THE NATIONALITY RESTRICTION FOR LEGCO AND THE (CRITERIA FOR) UPHOLDING THE BL AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE FUTURE SARG.

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15. SUN YANHENG WAS QUOTED IN THE PRESS AS SAYING 'NO DATE HAD BEEN SET FOR THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND COMMISSION, BUT IT HAD TO MEET AFTER ALL'. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, SUN DECLINED TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS ON WHETHER THERE WAS ANY LINK BETWEEN THE POLITICAL ROW AND THE WORK OF THE LAND COMMISSION.

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