possible further developments in the composition and method of
selection of Members of the Legislative Council in 1988 and beyond (including the question of direct elections), possible developments
in the powers, composition and method of selection of the Executive
Council and the position of the Governor in relation to both the
Executive and Legislative Councils.
10.
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There are few organised political groups in Hong Kong.
small, quasi-political organisations contest URBCO and District
Board elections, but they are really no more than pressure groups and their membership is limited to a small number of mainly middle-class Chinese and expatriates of no particular ideological background. A number of other organisations have emerged over the
past few years, but none has yet attracted any widespread popular
support.
11. By far the most significant political presence in Hong Kong is
that of the Communist Chinese. There are a number of overt
Communist organisations, including businesses, banks, trade unions
and schools. They are tightly disciplined and controlled by the
local party organisation appointed by Peking (headed by the Director
of the local Office of the New China News Agency). These
organisations have not attempted to play a direct role in
Hong Kong's political affairs. While it remains the policy of
Peking to maintain the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong, the
Chinese Communist organisations in the Territory can be relied on
not to undermine government policies. The activities of the Chinese
Nationalists parallel those of the Communists but on
smaller, and diminishing, scale.
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