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10.
seats
In para 11, we put the number of directly elected
envisaged in the draft Basic Law at 15. Was a lower
number not
envisaged for the 1991 elections? If so, we can
make more of HMG's achievement in pushing up the CPG to the
a point which is relevant to establishing
negotiating position should not be
18/20 outcome
that our present
perceived as having been unrealistic from the outset.
11.
low
Para 13 does not explain as fully as possible the
rate in the 1991 elections. We might add to
turn-out
the end of the second sentence:
"and
significant by any standards for elections not
leading to the formation of a government or other
executive authority".
1991-1992: Response to Changing Attitudes
12.
This is a key section. It is the point at which
HMG should deal with the key issues:
(a) Why did Ministers and the Governor adopt an
apparently
democracy?
new policy involving a faster pace of
(The need to explain is amplified if
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