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BEIJING: HKMACEC SPOKESMAN ON TERMS OF HK COUNCIL MEMBERS

JING, DECEMBER 87 (XINHUA) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL, COORDANCE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION AND THE O LAW, RECOVER SOVEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG ON JULY 1, 1997. ¡ESE OFFICIAL SA1D HERE TODAY.

HE ADDED THAT AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD JRN HONG KONG

THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND THAT ITS INISTRATIVE POWER OVER HONG KONG SHOULD EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, *. WHEN THE B ISH HONGKONG POLITICAL STRUCTURE 18 DUE TO BE

TO AN END.

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THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE ATE COUNCIL (HKMACSC) MADE THESE REMORKS WHILE RESPONDING TO ESTIONS FROM XINHUA REPORTERS CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR 3 1994/85 ELECTIONS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DISTRICT BOARDS

J TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS MADE BY THE BRITISH HONG KONG

VERNMENT.

THIS IS AN INEVITABLE OUTCOME OF CHINA'S RECOVERY OF ITS VEREIGNTY OVER HONG KONG AND OF BRITAIN'S TERMINATION OF

HE SAID.

LE OVER HONG KONG,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE OFFICE TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE

(GISLATIVE COUNCIL, DISTRICT BOARDS AND TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS OF HE BRITISH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE STIPULATED AS BEING FOUR EARS.

BUT, HE STRESSED, WITH THE TERMINATION OF BRITISH RULE, ALL AWS CONCERNING THE OFFICE TERMS OF THE THREE LEVEL STRUCTURE WILL LSO BE ABOLISHED ON JULY 1, 1997, DUE TO THEIR CONTRAVENTION OF HE 3A610 LAW.

AS COMPONENT PARTS OF THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE BRITISH HONG KONG AUTHOR IES, THE LEBISLATIVE COUNCIL. DISTRICT BOARDS IND TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS SHOULD RE DISBANDED ON JUNE 30, 1927, IND THEN REORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THE RELEVANT STIPULATIONS OF THE (ASIC LAW AND THE DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, HE SAID.

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS HOPED THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A *RANSITION OF THE HREE LEVEL COUNCILS COULD BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CONVERGENCE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND THROUGH ¡EGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE POSITIVE EFFORTS TO JCHIEVE THIS GOAL.

IT IS A PITY THAT NO AGREEMENT

BUT, THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASIZED,

AS BEEN REACHED DUE TO DELIBERATE SABOTAGE BY THE BRITISH SIDE.

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