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