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IN AN INTERVIEW WITH WEN WEI PO, CPPCC DELEGATE AND SARPC PWC MEMBER XU SIMIN SAID THAT WHETHER THE 1995 LEGCO COULD RIDE THE THROUGH TRAIN WOULD TO A CERTAIN EXTENT DEPEND ON THE RELATIONS

BETWEEN CHINA AND BRITAIN IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

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DAB VICE-CHAIRMAN AND LEGCO MEMBERS TAM YIU-CHUNG WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT PROGRESS IN THE EIGHTH ROUND OF TALKS WAS LIKELY AND AN AGREEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REACHED BY SEPTEMBER WHEN THE TWO FOREIGN MINISTERS WOULD MEET AND MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

LEGCO PANEL.

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THE LEGCO CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANEL YESTERDAY CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS ON THE 1994/95 ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS, INCLUDING THE THROUGH TRAIN AND ELECTION COMMITTEE BUT NO CONCLUSION WAS REACHED. ON THE ELECTION COMMITTEE, MEMBERS WERE DIVIDED OVER THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED PACKAGE.

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