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Furthermore,
the section does not put the colonial
administration in a good light and plays into the hands of
HKG's present critics:
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of
HKG is shown to have consistently pursued a policy
maintaining stability rather than attempting to
promote representative government.
(b) This provides a historical pedigree for those of
HKG's critics who argue that it should continue to
put stability ahead of greater democracy.
(c) In relation to other territories, a strong link is
made between the introduction of democracy and the
approach of independence. This weakens the case
for democracy
by suggesting that HMG had no
commitment to political progress as long as its
sovereignty was not under challenge. It also adds
fuel to CPG conspiracy theories that HMG sees
a way of bringing forward
democracy
independence.
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maintamil now
as in 1970 in
(a)
It is said that the community was not interested in
democracy. This, too, echoes the views of many of
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