Peking, Aug. 23.
Dr. Wellington Koo, interviewed by Reuter's correspondent yesterday afternoon, said that there were not likely to be any definite developmenis regarding the Premiership until Parliament voted on the nomination of Mr. Tang Shao-yi to the Premiership. Parliament would soon take up this matter and he (Dr. Koo) and his colleagues hoped that the nomination would be confirmed If that were done the post would be formally offered to Mr. Tang. Meanwhile Dr. Wang Chung-hui was ill in hospital and no information had been received regarding the probable duration of his illness. It seemed unlikely, however, that another Minister would be placed in charge of the Premiership affairs during Dr. Wang's illness. He (Dr. Koo) had been informed that he was expected to preside at Cabinet meetings, but this did not mean the taking over of the duties of the Premier.
Constitution, Unirication, Funps.
The Government's three main planks, Dr. Koo continued, were:—(1) Completion of the Constitution (2) The promotion of reunification (3) Financial reorganization.
The Government and Parliament were equally anxious for the completion of the Constitution, which would include the provincial system and would define the rights and privileges of the provinces visa-vis the authority and rights of the Central Government. In the past, Dr. Koo declared, great confusion and strife had resulted from the absence of a complete Constitution.
As regards reunification Dr. Koo said that few people thought that it could be achieved quickly and the Government would be satisfied with any definite step marking substan-tio] progress. There seemed to be grounds for hoping for that at Toast.
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