(3) URBAN & REGIONAL COUNCILLORS;
AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
6th December 1987
We are a group of Urban
Councillors, Regional
District Board
Members. We believe that the only
Councillors,
guarantee for the policy of "one country, two systems" to
succeed is to establish a democratic system which will enable
Hong Kong to exercise the "high degree of autonomy"
promised in
view
the Joint Declaration when its sovereignty reverts to China in
1997. In particular, we fully support the Delegation's
that partial direct elections should be introduced in the Hong
Kong Legislature in 1988 because this is in accordance with the
view of the majority of the Hong Kong people.
We strongly request the Prime
Geoffrey Howe to receive the Delegation.
Minister and Sir
This is the only way
for the British Government to show that the views of the Hong
Kong people are being respected and not ignored.