TNAG-2779-FCO40-3998-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-Chinese-reac-1993 — Page 93

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CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PRESS REPORTS

GOVERNOR'S US TRIP

1. NCNA CHONG KONG) SECRETARY GENERAL YUAN PENGNAN TOLD THE PRESS IN A PUBLIC FUNCTION YESTERDAY (10 MAY) THAT REMARKS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN THE US ON THE THROUGH TRAIN, HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSET AND THREE-LEGGED STOOL HAD VIOLATED THE JD AND THE BASIC LAW: AND HAD NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT CHINA'S SOVEREIGN RIGHTS. HE CRITICISED THE GOVERNOR FOR PLAYING THE INTERNATIONAL CARD AND POSING OBSTACLES TO THE CURRENT TALKS. THE CHINESE SIDE REGRETTED THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD MADE SUCH REMARKS WHEN THE TALKS WERE PROCEEDING AND HOPED THAT HE WOULD

NOT DO SO AGAIN.

YUAN'S REMARKS WERE CARRIED PROMINENTLY BY THE PRESS TODAY. WEN WEI PO SAID IN ITS HEADLINE THAT THESE WERE ''SOLEMN CRITICISMS''.

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EDITORIALLY, WEN WEI PO MAINTAINED THAT THE GOVERNOR COULD NOT DENY PLAYING THE INTERNATIONAL CARD IN HIS U S TRIP. HE HAD CLEARLY SHOWN HIS LACK OF SINCERITY IN SEEKING CONVERGENCE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND WORKING FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION. HIS MOVE HAD ALSO EXPOSED THE BRITISH INTENTION TO SOW THE SEEDS OF TROUBLE FOR THE SAR. THE EDITORIAL SAID WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAD DONE COULD JEOPARDISE THE CURRENT TALKS.

LU PING

ADPL CHAIRMAN FREDERICK FUNG TOLD SCM POST TODAY THAT LU PING HAD, WHEN MEETING ADPL EARLIER IN PEKING, COMMENTED ON THE 1995 ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS. ACCORDING TO FUNG, LU HAD SAID THE FOLLOWING:

(1) THE 20 PERCENT MEMBERSHIP FOR FOREIGNERS COULD BE DIVIDED AMONG THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SEATS.

(II) THE SINGLE-SEAT, SINGLE-VOTE SYSTEM WOULD LEAD TO

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