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Mr Szeto Wah and Dr Ding Lik Kiu
c/o Hong Kong Professional Teachers
Union, 44, Man King Building 2F
Ferry Point, Kowloon, HONG KONG
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I have been asked to reply to the letters which you sent
on 9 November to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of
State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and a number
of other Ministers.
On 21 November, as you know, the Hong Kong Government
published a White Paper on the further development of
representative government. The White Paper takes full
account of public comment in Hong Kong on the proposals
contained in the earlier Green paper. During the two
months allowed for discussion of these proposals,
the
Hong Kong Government received comments from a wide range
of sources. These comments were generally in favour of
the aims of the Green Paper and the gradual and
progressive nature of the proposals made in it.
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On the question of indirect and direct elections, the
Hong Kong Government noted the substantial support for
direct elections from some sections of the community who
made their views public, including the organisations that