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- ↑ "Opponents of Beijing ineligible to be CE: top Chinese official". South China Morning Post. 25 March 2013.
- ↑ The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (2013). Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive in 2017 and for Forming the Legislative Council in 2016 Consultation Document (PDF). p. 3.
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