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11.
(11) Elections
But come.
in
There has been lively debate on the relative merits of direct and indirect elections. As I said in my
Address to this Council on 18 July, the time for direct
elections may
there has been little support public comment on the Green Paper in Hong Kong for any move in this direction in 1985. Some have suggested, however, Others have that we should move to direct elections by 1988. taken the view that, having introduced direct elections on a very broadly based franchise at the district and regional levels only within the past two years, it would be unwise to do the same at the central government level until we have all gained more experience at the lower levels.
(iii) The Review
12.
In the Green Paper, it was proposed that a review should take place in 1989, after the second elections to the Legislative Council had
had taken place in 1988. Many people have suggested
suggested that
that the review should take place earlier, perhaps in 1987. This is a suggestion which we will consider very carefully.
13.
that
some
(iv) The Electoral College
Members
of
There has also been much comment on the proposal
Council should be the Legislative elected by an electoral college composed of all the members
of
Boards. One
a
the the Urban Council,
and the new Regional Council
is District
possibility
list single
of
candidates. Another suggestion which has been put forward is that arrangements should be made to
balanced
a
ensure that there is geographical distribution of Members elected by the college. This might be achieved, for example,
reasonably
/by
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