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Between these two views there exists a
substantial if not very vocal body of opinion which is
not, in principle opposed to the idea of direct
elections;
but remains to be persuaded that they are
the best course for Hong Kong to take in the immediate
future.
The considerations
39.
in
In re-examining whether a system of direct
elections to the legislature should be introduced
Hong Kong and if so when, the following are some of
the relevant considerations
(a)
the
principles for and against direct
elections in the context of the further
development of representative government
Hong Kong;
in
(b)
(c)
whether the introduction of a small number of
directly elected members into the Legislative
Council would be timely and logical in 1988;
what types of constituencies and systems of
voting which might be
elections were to be
implications
of each.
used, if direct
introduced,
and the
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