biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken in Hong
Kong, costing f10bn over the next fifteen years or so.
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10. The Government have taken careful note of the
Committee's recommendations on the development of
democracy in Hong Kong.
There i
(paragraphs 3.10, 3.11 and
3.14). This is, an issue which is the subject of intense
on tui subiri
debate in the territory
Lin
part
rticularly in the context of
the drafting of the Basic Law. We have already stressed
the importance of a Basic Law which reflectes the wishes
of the community as a whole in Hong Kong. As far as the
decisions which the Government must take about the
elections in 1991 and 1995 are concerned, our guiding
principles will be to proceed, as the Committee suggest,
account of Hongkong
which takes full aceng opinion,
before
in a way wh
and to try to ensure that the system we establish/1997 is
which Iwe
stablishi
durable and able to serve Hong Kong well in the years
thereafter.
11. The Government have noted the Committee's
recommendation for a Green Paper to canvass views on electoral law (paragraph 3.12). Laws governing direct
elections to district boards and municipal councils
already exist.
There might be a need for public
consultation on new legislation to be introduced before
the 1991 direct elections to the Legislative Council.
The form of any such consultation will be decided in due
course.
12.
The Government are grateful for the Committee's
of the future Special Administrative Region detailed recommendations about the Chief ExecutiveLand
ions the legislature
the role of Legeo (paragraphs 3.18 to 3.22). These are
questions to be decided in the context of the drafting of