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22.
Taken as a whole, the public response to the
Green Paper showed that there is wide support among the
people of Hong Kong for the principle of introducing
directly elected Members into the Legislative Council,
but that the community is divided over the timing of
this move.
23.
Opinions on how direct elections might be
few
and also divided.
organized
were
Those
who
commented were on balance in favour of having several
constituencies rather than a single territory-wide
constituency. They also showed a slight preferente for
in addition to, having direct elections
instead of, the present system of indirect elections by
an electoral college.
to, rather
than
Stability and Transition
24.
Stable
government has always been crucial
to
Stability is essential
for
Hong Kong. It will remain crucial in the years leading
up to 1997 and beyond.
confidence in the government and in the future of the
territory, as well as for overseas business confidence
in Hong Kong. This important point has always been
well recognized by the community.
25.
The maintenance of stability requires that the
development of Hong Kong's system of representative
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