4. MOST PAPERS (INCLUDING THE LEFT-WING PRESS) REPORTED A LUNCH TIME SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION ON 28 NOVEMBER WHERE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF LEGCO MRS SELINA CHOW WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT HONG KONG'S FUTURE WAS A VERY COMPLEX AND SENSITIVE MISSUE WHICH COULD NOT BE SOLVED BY USE OF A REFERENDUM, SHE BELIEVED THAT LOCAL CHINESE PEOPLE IN HONG KONG COULD DO WHAT THE BRITISH WERE NOW DOING, BUT SHE DOUBTED WHETHER HONG KONG PEOPLE WERE SATISFIED THAT UNDER CHINA'S SELF-RULE PROPOSITION THEY WOULD BE PROTECTED FROM INTERVENTION BY PEKING. DR DENNY HUANG, WAS QUOTED AS HAVING URGED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF RESPECT SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADMINISTER HONG KONG IN THE FUTURE. MR YEUNG SUM OF THE PRESSURE GROUP MEETHING POINT IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE DISPUTE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA OVER HONG KONG'S FUTURE TO MOBILISE PUBLIC OPINION IN SUPPORT OF
DEMOCRATISATION.
5. THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL (INDEPENDENT) SAND THAT CHINA MIGHT BE SAID TO HAVE CONCEDED EVERY DEMAND MADE BY HONG KONG PEOPLE EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF SOVEREIGNTY AND ADMINISTRATION. THIS WAS NO DOUBT EXPLAINED BY THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS HONG KONG BROUGHT AND THE NEED TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR TAWAN. BUT THE EXTENT OF THE CONCESSION INHERENT IN SAYING THAT CAPITALISM WOULD BE ALLOWED TO FLOURISH WITHIN CHINA HITSELF ENGENDERED SCEPTICISM AMONG HONG KONG PEOPLE. THE LARGE NUMBER OF STATEMENTS MADE BY CHINA ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG IN THEMSELVES AMOUNTED TO THE BREAKING OF ALL CHINA'S PROMISES NOT TO INTERFERE IN HONG KONG
AFFAIRS.
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