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PAPER NO. 2: HONG KONG OPINION ON THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT
OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT HAVE GIVEN A COMMITMENT IQ THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT THAT THERE WILL BE A REVIEW IN 1987 OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG IN ༡ PREPARATION FOR THE ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER 1988 TO THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCH.
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ARE TO BE COVERED IN THE 1987 REVIEW SEMICOLON
(B) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT STATE OF OPINION IN HONG KONG ON
THOSE ISSUES.
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THE PAPER IS NOT INTENDED AS A DEFINITIVE STATEMENT OF THAT OPINION NOR DOES MT SEEK TO FORECAST THE WEIGHT OF OPINION WHICH MAY BE N
FAVOUR OF VARIOUS COURSES OF ACTION IN 1987.) DISCUSSION ON THESE
ISSUES WILL CONTINUE IN HONG KONG AND OPINIONS MAY CHANGE BY THE TAME THE GREEN PAPER (A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT) IS PUBLISHED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN THE LIGHT OF THE GREEN PAPER TSELF.
BASIS AND SCOPE OF THE REVIEW
3. THE BASIS FOR THE 1987 REWIEW IS THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE 1987 WHITE PAPER. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE THEREIN RECORDED AS CARRIED
FORWARD FOR THE 1987 REVIEW:
(A) A REVIEW TO ASSESS PROGRESS MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT SEMICOLON (PARA 46(H))
(B) THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNOR AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL SEMICOLON (PARA 46(K))
(C) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN
TO DIRECT ELECTIONS. (PARA 46(H)}
4. THE 1984 WHITE PAPER ALSO NOTED THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AS NEEDING TO BE CONSIDERED FURTHER AT A LATER STAGE:
(A) EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNCIL AND THE
POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF A MINESTERAL SYSTEM SEMICOLON
(PARA 46(J))
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