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BRITISH, THE QUESTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1995 LEGCO ELECTIONS REMAINED OPEN.

7. THE ELECTION COMMITTEE FOR 1995 IS THUS ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES ON WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS HAD TO PUT FORWARD HIS OWN PROPOSALS SINCE THE BASIC LAW OFFERS NO GUIDANCE ON IT. HIS PROPOSALS ARE FULLY CONSISTENT WITH THE FIVE PRINCIPLES WHICH THE CHINESE SIDE SAID AT THE TIME THEY WERE PREPARED TO AGREE TO.

8. IF THE CHINESE SIDE DO NOT AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS, IT IS INCUMBENT ON THEM TO PUT FORWARD ALTERNATIVE, WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FIVE PRINCIPLES.

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