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Background
Chapter I
Introduction
(11.1.1988)
On 27 May 1987 the Government published a
Green Paper entitled "The 1987 Review of Developments
in Representative Government". Hong Kong's system of
representative government has been developing since the
1970s. It was last reviewed in 1984, when elections to
governmental institutions were still confined to the
regional and district levels of government. As a
result of that review, the Government decided to extend
the electoral
process to the central level.
Accordingly, the Legislative Council was significantly
reorganized in 1985 with the introduction of 24
indirectly elected Members.
The Government also
announced in 1984 its decision to review the
development of the whole system of
government again in 1987.
system of representative
That review began with the
publication of the Green Paper.
General Objectives
2.
Hong Kong has evolved over the years a system
of government which differs from those elsewhere in the
world. This has reflected the special circumstances of
Hong Kong,
including its status as a
non-sovereign
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