TNAG-2770-FCO40-3987-Coverage-of-Sino-British-talks-in-the-Hong-Kong-press-1993 — Page 122

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015616 MDLIAN 1866

CHINESE SIDE ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON THE ''THREE CONFORMITIES'' WAS PICKED UP BY A FEW PAPERS.

PREPARATORY WORKING COMMITTEE

16. THE MEETING BETWEEN HKMAO VICE-DIRECTOR CHEN ZIYING AND A VISITING HK LABOUR DELEGATION WAS WIDELY REPORTED (22.6). ACCORDING TO THE DELEGATES, MR CHEN SAID THE WORK ORGAN OF THE SAR PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WOULD NOT FORM A SECOND CENTRE OF POWER, AND WOULD BE ESTABLISHED EVEN IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN TALKS ON ELECTIONS, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE TWO SIDES WOULD CONTINUE TO CO-OPERATE ON HK MATTERS.

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