Date
Statements by Chinese
Officials
20.12.85 (cont'd)
23.12.85
24.12.85
(Ji Pengfei, in an interview with the overseas edition of People's Daily): The basic principles of establishing a democratic
system in HK had been set out in the Joint
Declaration.
Constitutional Reforms (42)
Statements by Government News Comments/Editorials
Officials
Statements/Comments by others
"deviation from the Joint Declaration" and Ji Pengfei's opposition to the political reforms were explicit examples of interference.
(Polytechnic lecturer Ambrose Lau told Radio 1): HK people had focused too much on the development of political system and overlooked the importance of economic development.
Non-communist Papers
(Ming Pao): The western representative government could in no way resist Communist systems. In the face of the military might of a strong Communist regime, a democratic government alone could not shut Communist system out.