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A CPG THREAT

оп

October

enterprise discussed

27th, an employee of a PRC state

with a LegCo Member the attitude which

should be adopted towards the constitutional proposals in

the Policy Address and related matters. This PRC source

stated:

(૧) The LegCo Member must vote against the

constitutional package.

(b)

It would not

be

sufficient to abstain from

voting.

(c) Failure to vote against the package would

never be

forgotten or forgiven by the CPG,

even if the constitutional package were not

cnacted.

2.

The PRC source stated that a referendum was a less

vital issue:

(a) The CPG would not demand а vote against a

proposal of this kind.

(b)

It was only necessary for the LegCo Member to

abstain from voting.

Central Policy Unit

27th October 1992

(1) to CPU L/M A/86/92

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