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Chinese sources
19.7.93
quoted by HK
Economic Journal
The talks have entered a crucial stage. How the British side react to proposals by the Chinese will affect the future development of the negotiations. The British side should not raise unrealistic demands relating to the through train or else it will be posing obstacles to the talks.
19.7.93
Yip Lam in Ken Kei Po
20.7.93
21.7.93
Chinese officials quoted by Ming Pao
NCNA HK branch Deputy Director Zhu Yucheng
The BL has already clearly stipulated that for a legislator to ride the through train, he must uphold the BI, pledge allegiance to ← Those are the SAR, meet the relevant BL requirements and be confirmed by the SARPC. As long as the 1994/95 electoral arrangements converge
with the BL and are consistent with the spirit of the seven diplomatic exchanges, there will automatically be a through train.
To give Britain "a ladder to climb down", the Chinese side is willing to make some concessions on the through train and the timetable for the talks. Rather than maintaining that it will not consider announcing the objective criteria for legislators to ride the through train before the 1995 elections, the Chinese side now thinks that the matter is "negotiable".
The through train is not within the scope of the 1994/95 electoral arrangements. It is a matter for the SARPC and it should be up to it to decide.
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21.7.93
Chinese sources quoted by HK Economic Journal
The Chinese side will reiterate at the eighth round its stand on the through train and will agree to consider formulating objective criteria. However, it will insist that legislators elected in 1995 must be confirmed by the SARPC. The Chinese side will not accept that legislators can board the through train by simply pledging allegiance to the SAR and upholding the BL.
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