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passed by the Legislative Council" (emphasis

added).

(b)

As a result, the Basic Law will oblige the

SARG to enact fresh legislation for the 1999

elections.

(c)

CHEN Ziying (Deputy Director, HKMAO) told SCA

in December 1991 that "since Hong Kong was not

a country and had no political parties, the

establishment

an electoral/boundary

of

commission could be problematic" (as reported

in ExCo on 7 January 1992, ref: XCX (92)3).

9.

The only realistic defence against an attack of

this sort is to invoke the practical realities:

(a) LegCo and the general public are anxious to

ensure the integrity of the 1995 elections,

making the creation of an independent

Commission impossible to avoid.

(b)

If the pre-1997 legislation works effectively,

chances are high that the future SARG will

the Bill as

a model for its own

the

use

arrangements.

Central Policy Unit

23 January 1992

CPU L/M B/02/93C

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