Issue
Objective/explanation
15
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CONFIDENTIAL
Present status/progress
Secretary for Constitutional Affairs (Cont'd)
(c) The question of UK
acceding to the Optical Protocol to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and applying it to Hong Kong is being considered by HMG.
China
interest*
UK
inter
Political Development
Further development of representative government before 1997; convergence with Basic Law; political structure of SAR; formation of first SAR Government.
(a)
Last year's events in China triggered a
X
X
common desire to
quicken the pace of democracy. HKG is reviewing the decisions of the 1988 White Paper. A consensus is emerging within the community, supporting the OMELCO proposals which provides for 20 seats each for
directly, indirectly and appointed/official members, respectively, in 1991.