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MADE IF THE ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE.
5.
CATCHING ON THE THEME OF SINCERITY A COMMENTARY IN THE HONG KONG COMMERCIAL DAILY SAID THAT THE BRITISH SIDE SHOULD TAKE REMEDIAL MEASURES BEFORE THE FIFTH ROUND: TO ADMIT THAT 'FALSE STARTS' HAD UNDERMINED MUTUAL TRUST: THE LEGCO PANEL TO OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE AND TO CLARIFY MR GOODLAD'S EARLIER REMARKS BY GIVING AN ASSURANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE DEAL TO BE REACHED AT THE
TALKS.
JLG.
6.
MANY PAPERS TODAY QUOTED SOURCES AS SAYING THAT JLG XXVI WOULD BE HELD IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF THIS MONTH. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT CT9 AND THE USE OF MILITARY SITES WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA, BUT NOT THE NEW AIRPORT, THE CFA OR POLITICAL REFORMS. THE THREE FRANCHISES EARLIER ENDORSED BY THE JLG WOULD ALSO BE TABLED AT THE FORMAL MEETING.
POLL.
9.
SING TAO DAILY COMMISSIONED A TELEPHONE SURVEY ON JUNE 8 AND 9 ON RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG. A TOTAL 621 RESPONDED. THE RESULT WAS AS FOLLOWS:
(A)
(B)
(C)
PROGRESS WOULD BE MADE AT THE FIFTH ROUND OF TALKS: AGREE: 44.8 PERCENT
DISAGREE: 29.4 PERCENT
LEGCO PANEL SHOULD DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS:
AGREE: 68.7 PERCENT
DISAGREE: 22.9 PERCENT
LEGCO PASSAGE OF THE BEC BILL:
SUPPORT: 41.9 PERCENT
AGAINST: 28.4 PERCENT
(D)
MR GOODLAD'S REMARKS: SUPPORT: 71.8 PERCENT AGAINST: 17.1 PERCENT
(E) BRITISH SIDE PLAYED PETTY TRICKS WHICH POSED OBSTACLES
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