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Constitutional Development : The way Forward
Our Objective
Our objective is to secure agreement by the
Legislative Council to constitutional package as quickly as
possible.
Hong Kong Dimension
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Opinion polls taken after the Governor's visit
to China confirmed earlier findings of robust public
for his proposals. However, public opinion (which
is much media-led) can be fickle and is susceptible to
support
pressure tactics by China.
While the main-stream media
remain supportive, some Chinese papers are beginning to
pause and reflect, showing anxiety over the viability of
the package vis-a-viz uncompromising Chinese attitude. The
question is therefore how to sustain the present supportive
mood until the required legislation is debated and enacted
by Legco.
longer the process the more difficult the
The
task. Indeed it is inevitable that under the intensive and
relentless propaganda barrage support is likely to erode.
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