DSR 11 (Revised Sept 85)
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In Confidence
Thank you for your letter of 11 January enclosing two
Letters from Hong Kong Chinese living in your
constituency.
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I note the importance which Mr Edmund Chan and
Mr J M Ng attach to the introduction of direct elections
into Hong Kong's Legislative Council this year. But I do
not believe that such views are by any means
representative of opinion in Hong Kong. It seems clear
that while there is a strong trend in public opinion that
supports the introduction of direct elections well
before 1997, opinions are sharply divided as to whether
this should happen in 1988.
The debate on Hong Kong, which was held on 20
January, will I hope have served to make the Government's
position on this matter clear. I also trust that it will
have dispelled any impression that the Government have
on any commitments to the people of Hong Kong
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