Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Constitutional Reforms (7)
Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials
Officials
Statements/Comments by others
9.10.85 (cont'd)
10.10.85
Sir David Akers-Jones: The subject of direct elections to Legco will not be on the agenda of the second meeting of the JLG in Peking next month.
Non-communist Paper
Financial Daily: It believes that Peking will favour a system similar to the existing one under which indirect elections and the appointive system are adopted.
Sing Pao: The remarks by CS and Xu Jiatun on the local administrative system is a new form of dialogue between Britain and China on HK's future during the transition.
Communist Paper
Wen Wei Po: (Referring to HE's and CS' remarks) The different in view between the two indicated that even the top echelon of the HKG does not hold a common view on the
matters.
Elected Legco member Andrew Wong (designate): He warns that a crisis in the political system may arise if the Government decided to introduce the US committee system.