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22.
Taken
a whole, the public response as
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.
organized
were
Opinions on
few
and
how direct elections might be
who also divided.
Those
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the
G.
commented were on balance in favour of having several
STET constituencies rather than a (single) territory-wide
constituency. The also showed a slight preferate for
in lections
addition to, rather than
having direct
instead of, the present system of indirect elections by
an electoral college.
Stability and Transition
24. success of
to
Stable government has always been crucial
Hong Kong. It will remain crucial in the years leading
up
to
1997
essential
for
Stability is 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
Hong Kong's system of representative
development of Hong Kong's
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