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OUR TELNO 755: LEGCO QUESTION ON 19 MAY: 1994-95 ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
1. FURTHER TO TUR, WE HAVE FORMULATED AN ALTERNATIVE REPLY AS FOLLOWS:
'OUR AIM IS TO GIVE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE TO DISCUSS THE ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 1994/95 ALTHOUGH IT WILL OF COURSE BE A MATTER FOR LEGCO TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETE. ON THE QUESTION OF THE TIMING OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REMAINING LEGISLATION, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS TO BE BALANCED. THESE INCLUDE THE NEED TO GIVE THE CURRENT TALKS WITH CHINA A FAIR WIND TO HELP ENSURE THAT THEY ARE BROUGHT TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION MUST BE IN PLACE WELL BEFORE THE ELECTIONS ARE DUE.'
3. SUBJECT TO YOUR COMMENTS, SCA WILL REPLY AS ABOVE ON 19 MAY.
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