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4. THE ELECTIONS WERE ORDERLY AND ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA AND
PUBLIC INTEREST. THERE IS SPECULATION THAT THE RESULT OF THESE
ELECTIONS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT BEARING ON THE QUESTION OF DIRECT
ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN 1987. OUR LINE IS THAT THE ELECTIONS SHOULD BE VIEWED IN THEIR OWN CONTEXT AND SHOULD NOT BE LINKED TO THE VARIOUS
ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE REVIEW.
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5. SEE MIFT FOR A LIST OF THE SUCCESFUL CANDIDATES.
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