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1988, the development of representative government would not be able to converge with the Basic Law.
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They were of the view, that the timetable for direct elections should be finalised by the Basic Law.
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The Government, arguing that
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opinions in the community on this issue are clearly divided, rejected direct elections for 1988 and proposes
of direct clelun. opted for 1991 as the year afplementation The
rationale given was that the Government has taken
note of the fact that all the options in the latest
draft of the Basic Law concerning the election of
the future legislature include an element of direct
elections. Obviously, in making arrangements for
the timing of direct elections, the Government has adequately taken into consideration the convergence argument cited by those opposed a direct election
whi
in 1988. [However, I think that this is an
over-
optimistic view which is also self-contradictory.
First, according to the collection
of draft of the Basic Law, the three options given.
for the formulation of the legislature doubtlessly 1ŰŰ each includes an element of direct elections. However, the problem is that these options including direct elections, the grand electoral college and an advisory contain whether
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body, are highly controversial. Therefore it cannot
one of there options und be be said of any option that it will certainly be
will be included approved and convergent with the Basic Law. Even if the option finally approved includes an element
of direct elections, the decision made now in the
White Paper to introduce direct elections in 1991,
the whole trom of if I may cite the argument of those opposed direct elections in 1988, doubtlessly goes against the convergence argument put forward by the Chinese
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