Constitutional Reforms (38)
Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials
Officials
rials
Statements/Comments
by others
13.12.85
15.12.85
Non-communist Papers
(HK Daily News): As the representative system was to help HK people adapt to a high degree of autonomy after 1997, the current political reforms would surely be compatible with the Basic
Law.
(Representatives of HK Christian Service, the Septentrio Academy, the Association for Democracy and Public Justice & the New HK Society): They would send an open letter to Ji Pengfei urging that direct elections to Legco be introduced.
16.12.85
(HK Economic Journal): The "elitist" system which had been proved successful was more suitable to the local situation. Political reforms would give rise
to worries about the future because no one was certain such reforms would preserve HK's prosperity and stability. HK people should speak up on the future political
(Speakers at a mass rally organised by HK Self Salvation Union): The
development of the
representative government was in line with HK's needs.
(Lord Kadoorie, at China Light's AGM): Local people should place emphasis on strengthening economic base of HK, not politics, in the run-up to 1997.