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ALSO RECEIVED GOOD COVERAGE ON 24 MAY. IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON WHETHER THE THROUGH TRAIN SHOULD BE DISCUSSED IN THE TALKS, ZHANG SAID THAT THINGS THAT CONCERNED THE 1994/95 ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE RAISED IN THE TALKS. BUT FOR THINGS NOT RELATED TO THE ELECTIONS, THERE WAS NO NEED TO BRING THEM UP IN THE TALKS.

OTHER SUBJECTS: NEW AIRPORT.

15. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS OF 23 MAY, HKMAO VICE DIRECTOR CHEN ZIYING HAD DECLINED TO COMMENT ON REPORTS THAT THE BRITISH HAD PRESENTED A NEW FINANCING PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW AIRPORT TO THE CHINESE. CHEN HOWEVER REITERATED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WERE ADOPTING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HOPED THAT THE FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOU.

COURT OF FINAL APPEAL.

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CHINESE LEGAL EXPERT WU JIANFAN TOLD MING PAO TODAY THAT EVEN IF CHINA UNILATERALLY SET UP A WORKING GROUP TO DRAFT THE LAW ON THE CFA, THE WORKING GROUP WOULD STILL CARRY OUT ITS WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT REACHED IN THE JLG. HE SAID THIS IN RESPONSE TO JACQUELINE LEONG OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMENT THAT WU'S EARLIER STATEMENT INDICATED THAT CHINA HAD NO INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT JLG REACHED ON

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