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(d)

LAENA JAN.

statements.

(see VIII) as:

On the same day, the press quoted Lu Ping

(i)

agreeing that

(ii)

(iii)

for

the pre-requisite of allegiance to the SAR, a simple pledge will do:

contrary to the lines in (a) above, admitting that the other pre-requisite of upholding the BL is A "question"; that "objective criteria"

not "subjective wishes" should

used; and

that whether such criteria should be formulated

before 1995 is a matter for the SC/NPC; and

be

furthermore, hinting at a possible procedure

whereby proposals for such criteria are

formulated

by

the PWC for the PC, submitted to SC/NPC, and finally decided on by the PC. And for such a process "there is no restrictions on

timing".

In effect Lu

"upholding the

by

admitted that objective criteria for BL" could be a problem, which could be the SC/NPC and the PWC for the PC, and

before the PC is set up in 1996.

dealt with

Since then, Lu Ping's various points have been echoed

by others. for "special study in future for

On 11 July Wang Hanbin admitted the need

the

identification

of

preliminary

a set of objective criteria for the upholding of the BL": and Chen lying admitted the

to referred

need

for

for

the

ON

objective criteria, and possibility for the PWC for PC to formulate proposals

further explanation of such criteria (see TV). 18 July Zhang Tunsheng, wher asked whether the PWC would discuss through train. said it was unlikely

during the PWC'S first meeting. but did not rule out the possibility see X).

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