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representatives, directly elected.
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wording is so odd representatives selected selections.
number though channel elected
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me
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understand. District
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accepted. the and the maximum extent
I think would normally mean elected by. directly but of out number of 80. So the gradual timetable seems to have been already. if this draft Basic Law gradual timetable has already been determined to which direct elections can take place has been sen down in Annex of this Basic Law document. is that correct?
Law.
sure
Governor: Basic
as you say. elected. and I'm wording after
that
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The scheme set cut in the second draft of the 40 directly it finishes up in last period as whatever g what it means,
the precise is. that it means directly elected 40 out of that it comes to the stage when there is a decision on or not to get universal suffrage for the whole Council to be elected.
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then whether directly
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already placed upon the number of こ the Legislative Council and that
directly elected
be 15.
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something which you think resulted from the strongly expressed Of the Hong Kong representatives on the Consul there something which emanated
Governor:
that
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from Peking?
I think two points on that One is that this still the subject of discussion in Hong Kong. It's one of those issues months. Juzt which I'm sure is going to be debated over the coming what
of direct elections should there be for the proportion legislature of the SAR. At the moment. you say. 15 out of 55 which
who have been roughly 27 per cent. There are groups in Hong Kong
the various shouid
In third. arguing
a go up to up to
the Basic alternatives that were put forward in the first draft of
that Daw. the most extensive element of direct election suggested was
in the it should at least 50. and that was one of four alternatives
at first draft. It is a subject which is much discussed in Hong Kong
of direct the moment. just
proportion what should be the precise
Bas12 elections in 1997. If we mirror-image before 1997 what's in the Law with the objective of continuity of the legislature, which to that there should which 30mething
la af great importance.
for the continuity while
change due while making
the sovereignty. And that is now provided for in the second draft of
whatever the Зазіс Law. If we do that then we would finish up with
entage of direct election laid down in the Basic Law in our final on under British administration which is likely to be in 1995.
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the to
allowance
the
were
from continuity fact. 12 we In
Are to have
in terms of a British
Kong Chinese sovereignty in Hong continuing Legislative Council then it's obvious that unless we
change. nave to change che composition of the Legislative we would have to agree in advance to the limitations laid down in Basic Law. that is to say. to 15 directly elected members.
the
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