J
TALKS.
UNCLASSIFIED
121426
MDLIAN 6421
9. A PROMINENT ARTICLE IN TA KUNG PAO NOTED THAT THE UDHK MEMBERS HAD SUDDENLY RAISED THE PROPOSAL ON THE DISCUSSION OF THE BILL YESTERDAY WHEN THEY FOUND THAT THEY WERE THE MAJORITY AT THE MEETING. THE LEGCO PANEL'S DISCUSSION WAS DELIBERATE AND CONFRONTATIONAL MOVE AND WAS A MANIFESTATION OF THE THREE LEGGED STOOL' THEORY IN DISGUISE. THE ARTICLE ARGUED THAT UNDER EXISTING PRACTICE, ALL BILLS WERE TABLED IN LEGCO BY HKG WHEN THE TIME WAS RIPE. NOW, A LEGCO PANEL HAD, WITHOUT THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE, SOUGHT TO DISCUSS A BILL, BY-PASSING THE USUAL LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES. THIS HAD RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHERE THE LEGISLATURE WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLED BY THE EXECUTIVE.
SOURCES
10. MING PAO REPORTED THAT A RELIABLE SOURCE HAD CLEARLY TOLD THE PAPER SOME PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE AFTER FOUR ROUNDS OF TALKS. THE PAPER ADDED THAT IT HAD LEARNED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES YESTERDAY THAT HKG WAS NOW ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS COULD NOT/NOT BE COMPLETED BY 21 JULY.
PATTEN
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
72
ΜΑΙΝ
65
HK POLICY
HKD
PUSD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS//MISS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS//MR GILES NEWS D
NTCD
PLANNERS
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
SIR J COLES MR HUM
ADDITIONAL
7
CAOFF//SIR R BRAITHWAITE (DIO) CAOFF//MISS NEVILLE-JONES
CAOFF//MR SIBSON
PS NO 10.
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