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appointed members of Legco up to 1995.)
4. Hong Kong Chinese stayers (& expatriates who wish to
remain or do business in the SAR) are likely progressively
to seek to accommodate what they perceive as the wishes of
Peking and to be influenced by those whom they believe will
become the SAR authorities.
5. The efficiency of the Hong Kong Government machine is
likely to diminish.
6. So long as HMG retains the will to remain in Hong Kong,
it must ensure that its Governor retains the power to
preserve internal order. But what interest has HMG in
exercising through the Governor the other aspects of
government?
6A. Th ir are likely to be suspicious of any change
in the co
ent Executive structure of the HKG.
moves in the direction of the Basic Law.
?Even if it
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