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THE TWO SIDES AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE MACHINERY WAS SET IN MOTION,

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ACCORDING TO HK DAILY NEWS, CHINESE JLG SOURCES SAW THOMAS' REMARKS AS A BALLOON FLOATING MOVE TO SEE IF THE JLG AGREEMENT COULD BE OVERTURNED. THE SOURCES SAID THAT WE HAD TO IMPLEMENT FULLY THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN THE JLG. FURTHERMORE, THE SOURCES ADDED THAT HOW WE PROCEEDED TO IMPLEMENT SINO-BRITISH AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE A BEARING ON THE TALKS ON THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS.

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