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MDHIAN

MOST

CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANEL MEETING HELD ON 21 JUNE. PANEL MEMBERS WERE AGAINST THE PROPOSAL, CONTAINED IN REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGCO ELECTIONS RELEASED IN JUNE 1992, FOR REMOVING THE DISQUALIFICATION OF NPC AND CPPCC DELEGATES FROM LEGCO MEMBERSHIP. SOME PANEL MEMBERS WERE REPORTED TO BE UNHAPPY THAT THE AGENDA HAD BEEN ARRANGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE MEETING HAD TOUCHED ON ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS.

POLL

-

NOT

11. HK STANDARD CARRIED THE RESULTS OF A TELEPHONE POLL OF 500 RESPONDENTS CONDUCTED FROM 3 5 JUNE. THE GOVERNOR'S POPULARITY RATING INCREASED TO 71 PERCENT. DISSATISFACTION WITH THE GOVERNOR HAD ALSO DROPPED FROM 30 PERCENT IN APRIL TO 20 PERCENT. SATISFACTION WITH THE HKG HAD INCREASED TO 61 TO 50 PERCENT IN APRIL.

PATTEN

PERCENT AS COMPARED

YYYY

MAIN

.HK POLICY

HKD

PUSD

FED

65

DISTRIBUTION

72

NTCD

PLANNERS

RAD

PS

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS

BARRETT

LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS

LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES

NEWS D

PS/MR GOODLAD

SIR J COLES

MR HUM

ADDITIONAL

7

CAOFF //SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO)

CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON

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PS NO 10.

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