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CONCERNED ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S EARLIER REMARKS THAT HE WOULD

DECIDE WHEN TO TABLE THE ELECTORAL BILLS IN LEGCO SHOULD THERE BE

NO PROGRESS AT THE TALKS, WHICH AMOUNTED TO A CALL FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS. THE CHINESE SIDE

THEREFORE GENERATED A SERIES OF ACTIONS TO WARN AGAINST FURTHER

OBSTACLES BEING POSED TO THE TALKS.

COMMENTARIES IN THE LEFT-WING PRESS TODAY CONTINUED THEIR ATTACK ON FAMILIAR TERMS AGAINST THE BEC BILL, MR.GOODLAD'S REMARKS AND LEGCO PANEL DISCUSSIONS.

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SECOND KITCHEN.

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THE PAPERS NOTED THAT IT WAS VERY LIKELY THAT THE SETTING UP

OF THE PRELIMINARY WORK ORGAN FOR THE SAR PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

WOULD BE DISCUSSED AT THE NPC STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE

HELD LATER THIS MONTH. NPC DELEGATE AND HONG KONG ADVISER CHENG

YIU-TONG SAID THAT LOCAL NPC DELEGATES HAD AGREED TO WRITE TO THE

NPC STANDING COMMITTEE REQUESTING FOR ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT THE VIEWS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE. SING PAO QUOTED LEE WAI-TING, ASSISTANT TO NCNA DIRECTOR, AS SAYING THAT IF THE MATTER WAS ON

THE AGENDA IT WAS REASONABLE TO HONG KONG DELEGATES TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

7. WAH KIU YAT PO REPORTED THAT 'ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS

ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE' YESTERDAY INVITED SEVEN POLITICAL GROUPS TO DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND TIME-TABLE FOR THE SETTING UP OF THE PRELIMINARY WORK ORGAN. THE GROUPS INCLUDED THE NEW HONG KONG ALLIANCE, THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION, THE FEDERATION FOR THE STABILITY OF HONG KONG, THE DAB, THE HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD AND MEETING POINT. MOST

ATTENDEES AGREED THAT THE WORK ORGAN SHOULD BE SET UP WITHIN THIS

MONTH AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT CURRENT TALKS ON CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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SEPARATELY, TODAY'S SCMP REPORTED CHINESE SOURCES AS SAYING THAT CHINA HAD INTENSIFIED PREPARATION AND CONSULTATION ON THE

WORK ORGAN BECAUSE THE BRITISH SIDE HAD SHOWN LIMITED SINCERITY

IN THE TALKS BY PLAYING TOO MANY TRICKS.

AIRPORT.

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SENIOR CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LAND COMMISSION AND

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