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LEGCO QUESTION NO. 21

MAR 1993

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Date of Sitting : 24 February 1993

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Asked by: Hon Szeto Wah-

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Constitutional Affairs

Question: Government has earlier indicated that the bills on the 1994/95 elections would be gazetted and introduced into this Council before the end of February this year. Will the Administration inform this Council whether

of there is any change to the target; if so, reasons for this change?

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Reply:

Diplomatic contacts between the British and Chinese

governments have continued over recent weeks. We have continued

to make clear that we are ready for talk at any time and without

any pre-conditions in an effort to reach an understanding on the

arrangements for the 1994-95 elections. We hope that formal

talks between the two sides can soon begin. In order to help

this process the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council

has deferred so far the gazetting of the bill on the arrangements

for the 1994-95 elections, other than the Boundary and Election

Commission Bill. We do recognise that the current uncertain

situation Caumoi be allowed to continue for much longer and that

we will need to gazette the bill if a decision on talks cannot be

reached imminently.

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