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Governor:
IF
by
which rules in
the
the
We were to have 3. 3ystem legislature can go on as its provided for under cerfain draft of the Basic Law, then ves. we would have to mirror-image what's laid down in the Basic Law for it, that 3 certain percentage of direct elections and the rest of ic indirect elections through functional constituencies.
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Could the Governor explain to us why in a mistrust of direct elections and why the there is such of indirect eléctions has been promoted by the British administration. and now of course to be perpetuated beyond 1997?
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in which
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been a crucial
that
to
have Communist
if Governor :
of the attitudes of this. Some
I don't know distrust but certainly there are differing views in Hong Kong. some of this J023 back to what I was saying earlier about the way things have evolved in Hong Kong, and the particular environment
oneself
by Hong Kong where survival and pulling on
many one's boots straps bag been the key things for people for many.
cent of the vears. And it's only been quite recently that 50 DAT
rather population of Hong Kong have actually been born in Hong Kong.
So for than having moved into as a result of turmoil elsewhere. large number of people in Hong Kong, stability has element. There's also been a historical factor at play in people in Hong Kong came from China where they had seen and moved away
results of Chinese civil war.
anxiety from
amongst the
and a creat
war conditions many
in people
Chose civil Hong Kong not
in other words. in repeated
Hong Kong in political terms.
the by Communist Party or supported groups. either the
The Party. fighting against groups either of the KMT or supported by KMT That
whole has
the been an element until faw
→
ago. Years environment has been changing recently.
it remains true that there are very divided views in Hong Kong on this issue. and if I might just which Was go back to the question of the 87 Green Paper and review
that very clearly referred to a moment ago.. what did come out of
a desire to' indeed was that for most people in Hong Kong there was move towards an element of direct elections. There was
very clear So that before 1997. but there was 2 those who wanted to make that first move in 1988 and those who
for it. was And паке that First
later than 1983. move
of combination of reasons. or responding to those combination
first that The Hong Kong Government took the decision that the should come in 1991.
TO
a clear desire division between
wanted
chose views
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and
The people of Hong Kong if they had
they suffrage or is it the fact that they don't want it. If
is would strengthen confidence. is there any reason shouldn't have it over the next five years
universal
want i= why they
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Governor:
This in a way but not put quite 30 starkly, was
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