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Chapter VIII
The Way Forward
75.
The public response to the 1987 Green Paper
showed that there is a strong desire among the
community for the system of representative government
to be developed further. The forms of representation
developed over the years have proved to be effective
and to have firm popular support. The three-tier
of government received strong endorsement in
the 1987 review and there is а clear wish among the
people of Hong Kong to retain and strengthen this
system. At the same time there is substantial support
for the view that future development should take the
form of a prudent and gradual evolution, to ensure
stability between now and 1997 and a smooth transfer of
government in 1997.
76.
The decisions announced in this White Paper
reflect all these considerations, and take full account
of all the views expressed during the course of the
review. A continuing, steady evolution of Hong Kong's
system of representative government is clearly in the
best interests of the community, both to meet the
developing needs of our society and to maintain
confidence in our future. Such a process has broad
support within the community.
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