11.   Critics say the funding mechanism allows candidates to bypass campaign donation limits.

12.   In past years, this mechanism has allowed for substantially higher spending targets and boosted budget deficits as the government has failed to meet tax collection targets.

13.   Bolton said the US had proposed a mechanism to allow certain flexibility for the level of operational warheads authorized to be adjusted if international circumstances changed.

14.   The mechanism will allow mainland investors with foreign exchange deposits to invest in the Hong Kong stock market, he said.