11.   China says it is disbanding the legislature because it was elected under rules it never agreed to.

12.   China is disbanding the legislature in midterm and has set up an unelected substitute pending fresh elections expected next year.

13.   China says the current legislature must be disbanded because it was elected under rules Beijing did not sanction.

14.   China says the legislature must be disbanded because it was elected under rules devised by Patten without its consent.

15.   China, arguing that it never agreed to this, plans to disband the legislature and replace it with an unelected assembly.

16.   China says the current legislature must be disbanded because it was elected under rules that Beijing did not sanction.

17.   China vows to disband legislature.

18.   China says Patten violated past British-Chinese agreements, and it has vowed to disband the legislature and replace it with a temporary, appointed body.

19.   China, arguing that it never agreed to this, plans to disband the legislature and replace it with an unelected assembly pending fresh elections.

20.   Emily Lau warned China to drop its threat to disband the legislature.