21.   Beijing, for its part, says elections which formed the current legislature are invalid, as the British side pursued electoral reforms in bad faith after the agreement.

22.   But the head of state indicated Wednesday he would prefer to keep the current legislature in place under an alternative administration headed by a caretaker premier.

23.   China has vowed to scrap and replace the current elected legislature.

24.   Clinton opposes the current legislature because it offers no support for children whose parents are denied benefits under the new stricter limits.

25.   The new bill will have to be passed into law by the current legislature.

26.   The scheme has, however, been attacked by the Hong Kong government and pro-democracy groups as paving the way to scrap the current elected legislature.

27.   Milliyet quoted Ciller as saying no group would succeed in creating a stable government based on the current legislature.

28.   Scalfaro has been attempting to find out whether another coalition government can be formed from the current legislature.

29.   The current legislature is dominated by members of the Democratic Party who are suspicious of Beijing.

30.   The current legislature is the first to include no appointees, although some legislators were elected by interest groups rather than a local constituency vote.